Location | |
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Location | Gloucester County |
Province | New Brunswick |
Country | Canada |
Coordinates | 47°24′32″N 65°49′05″W / 47.409°N 65.818°WCoordinates: 47°24′32″N 65°49′05″W / 47.409°N 65.818°W |
Production | |
Products | Lead, zinc, copper |
Production | 12.197 M tonnes |
History | |
Opened | 1966 |
Closed | 1983 |
Owner | |
Company | Brunswick Mining and Smelting Company |
Year of acquisition | 1952 (discovery) |
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 sulfide 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.
The Brunswick #6 deposit is a volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit rich in lead, zinc, and copper.