Howey Mine, Heyson Township, Kenora District, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Howey Mine | Mine |
| Heyson Township | Township |
| Kenora District | District |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 0' 58'' North , 93° 49' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
11897
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11897:7
GUID (UUID V4):
183a3f4a-ec30-4779-9757-26456efaa112
A gold mine.Mineralization is a quartz porphyry dike with quartz-filled fractures.
Howey Mine was the first producer (1930-1941) in the Red Lake camp and remains the lowest grade profitable gold mine in Canadian mining history (final average grade 0.08 opt Au, having produced 422,000 ounces gold).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β Altaite Formula: PbTe Description: Occurs in a quartz porphyry dike with quartz-filled fractures. References: |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Description: Occurs in a quartz porphyry dike with quartz-filled fractures. References: |
| β 'Feldspar Group' |
| β Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| β Gold Formula: Au Description: Occurs in a quartz porphyry dike with quartz-filled fractures. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Occurs in a quartz porphyry dike with quartz-filled fractures. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs in a quartz porphyry dike with quartz-filled fractures. |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Description: Occurs in a quartz porphyry dike with quartz-filled fractures. |
| β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| B | Boron | |
|---|---|---|
| B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | β Altaite | PbTe |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Altaite | PbTe |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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