O'Connor Mine, also known as Milestone Mine, is an abandoned surface mine in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located about 1 km (0.62 mi) southwest of the town of Temagami near the Northeast Arm of Lake Temagami in northern Strathcona Township. It is named after John O'Connor who first developed the mine site.
| Location | |
|---|---|
  O'Connor Mine Location in Ontario | |
| Location | Temagami |
| Province | Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 47°02′27.77″N 79°49′51″W / 47.0410472°N 79.83083°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper, sulfur/pyrite, nickel, gold, zinc |
Development consisted of several small open pits and trenches.[1][2] The primary commodities mined at O'Connor was copper, sulfur/pyrite and nickel. Secondary commodities included gold and zinc.[3] A number of small lenses of massive pyrite with much disseminated material have been opened up along the foot-wall of a sheared diorite sill near the northeastern arm of Lake Temagami. Some of the mined material was shipped.[2]
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References edit
- ^ "O'Connor". Abandoned Mines Information System, Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ^ a b Moorhouse, W.W. (1941). "Preliminary Report on the Timagami Map Area". Ontario Department of Mines: 3.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "O'Connor". Mineral Deposits Inventory, Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines. Retrieved 2012-03-18.