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Geoffrey McNall

Hematite Location
May 09, 2008 12:39AM

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I have a speciman of Hematite labeled WALBRIDGE MINE, ELDORADO. Does anyone know in which state this mine is located?

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Re: Hematite Location
May 09, 2008 06:42AM

Searching on google brings up a Walbridge Mine in Eldorado, Madoc, Ontario attributed to a stilpnomelane specimen. Mindat locality is 29603. There is also a hematite specimen labeled as being from Walbridge Mine in Bancroft and a reference in an old book to a Walbridge Mine in Thunder Bay. The first locality seems most likely as it includes the Eldorado part, but it seems to be in Ontario for sure.

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Geoffrey McNall

Re: Hematite Location
May 10, 2008 01:41PM

Registered: 7 months ago
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Thanks for your help. As it turns out, this mine is only four hours from my home. The two sites are one and the same. It is the Walbridge mine located at Madoc in Hastings County which is located in the Bancroft Mining District. The mine was owned by the Eldorado Mining Company.

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