Brunswick 6 mine
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The Brunswick #6 mine is a copper-lead-zinc mine in the Bathurst Mining Camp
of northern New Brunswick
, Canada
. It was discovered in October, 1952 and was in production from 1966 until 1983. The Brunswick #6 orebody was the first major sulphide deposit discovered in the Bathurst area. The mine operated as an open-pit operation until 1977 when a ramp was driven from the bottom of the pit to access deeper ore.
Bathurst Mining Camp
The Bathurst Mining Camp is a mining district in northeast New Brunswick, Canada. The camp hosts 45 known volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits.-Mines:*Brunswick 12 mine*Brunswick 6 mine*Caribou zinc mine*Heath Steele Mines*Wedge Mine...
of northern New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, Canada
Canada
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. It was discovered in October, 1952 and was in production from 1966 until 1983. The Brunswick #6 orebody was the first major sulphide deposit discovered in the Bathurst area. The mine operated as an open-pit operation until 1977 when a ramp was driven from the bottom of the pit to access deeper ore.