Burley Mine, Bigstone Bay Area, Kenora District, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Burley Mine | Mine (Inactive) |
| Bigstone Bay Area | Area |
| Kenora District | District |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 42' 30'' North , 94° 24' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Inactive)
Deposit first discovered:
Before 1899
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kenora | 15,096 (2018) | 9.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
406899
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:406899:3
GUID (UUID V4):
b5c9e460-a7ef-4587-9cde-65bded46d18b
1896-1897: J. Burley Smith drilled 3 holes through the ice in an
attempt to intersect the Crown Reef Vein.
1897-1899: Burley Gold Mining Co. of Ottawa, Ltd. built a caisson
consisting of an outer wall of timbers 18 m square, and an inner wall
of timbers 12 m square. The caisson was towed from Queen Bee Island
and sunk into clays. A concrete collar was constructed and a shaft
was sunk from a platform built on top of the caisson. The shaft
reached a depth of 61.6 m. About 17 m of crosscutting was completed
on the 32.6 m level and 24.7 m of drifting was done on the 45.7 m
level.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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References
Burley Mine, Bigstone Bay Area, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada