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We love getting questions about mining, minerals and geology! We were asked if we know what these intriguing circles are in #Walton, #HantsCounty.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia @MLAChuckPorter @EastHantsNS #easthants
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia @MLAChuckPorter @EastHantsNS #easthants
The person who asked isn’t the only one who has noticed the circles. With satellite images so easy to access on the Internet, others have also noticed them, including the excellent staff @NS_Energy_Mines.
#nspoli #cbpoli @MLAChuckPorter @EastHantsNS
#nspoli #cbpoli @MLAChuckPorter @EastHantsNS
They investigated them in the early 2000s, thinking they could be sand/mud volcanoes.
A sand volcano is a cone-shaped landform created by liquefied sand being expelled from underground onto the surface.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia @MLAChuckPorter @EastHantsNS
A sand volcano is a cone-shaped landform created by liquefied sand being expelled from underground onto the surface.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia @MLAChuckPorter @EastHantsNS
We love getting questions about mining, minerals and geology! We were asked about the historical #gypsum quarry which today is the beautiful Kempt Quarry Recreation Site in #WestHants.
Here's the story:
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia @MLAChuckPorter @RegMunWWH #nshistory
Here's the story:
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia @MLAChuckPorter @RegMunWWH #nshistory
Gypsum quarrying began in #HantsCounty in the 1700s when farmers exported it as fertilizer. #Gypsum fixes alkaline (high pH) soil. US inventor Ben Franklin learned this from the French and brought the idea to the US in 1785.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia @MLAChuckPorter @RegMunWWH
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia @MLAChuckPorter @RegMunWWH
The #Walton #barite mine, before and after!
One of the biggest barite deposits in the world is in #HantsCounty. It was mined from 1941-78. Today it's a lovely lake and greenspace.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #capebreton #nshistory @MLAChuckPorter
One of the biggest barite deposits in the world is in #HantsCounty. It was mined from 1941-78. Today it's a lovely lake and greenspace.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #capebreton #nshistory @MLAChuckPorter
A small, 1 metre-square outcrop of barite was discovered in 1894 but its location was lost to time until 1940 when prospector Roscoe Hiltz rediscovered it. Subsequent exploration confirmed the existence of a major deposit at the site and a surface mine started the following year.
In 1955 exploration drilling underneath the barite deposit discovered several metals: lead, zinc, copper and silver. Underground mining started in 1961 and made the site a significant producer of these metals along with its lucrative barite production.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia
On June 18, 1865 Daniel Mackintosh, John Sims and Charles Sims discovered #gold on the estate of the late Richard John Uniacke.
Here's the story of the #MountUniacke Gold District!
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@mmillershubie @NS_Museum
Here's the story of the #MountUniacke Gold District!
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #capebreton
@mmillershubie @NS_Museum
The #MountUniacke #Gold District in #HantsCounty was so promising that between 1866-1867, the number of houses in the area grew from two to over 500 and over 200 residents. In fact, by mid-1866, more land was held under leases and prospecting licences in...
#nspoli #novascotia
#nspoli #novascotia
...the #MountUniacke Gold District than in any other #gold district in #NovaScotia.
By the end of 1867, three stamp mills had been built for processing ore and production increased from 72 ounces of gold in 1866 to 1,622 ounces in 1867.
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By the end of 1867, three stamp mills had been built for processing ore and production increased from 72 ounces of gold in 1866 to 1,622 ounces in 1867.
#nspoli #cbpoli #capebreton
There are over 5500 known minerals, including a few that were discovered in #NovaScotia!
Check out this thread for details!
#nspoli #cbpoli #capebreton @NS_Museum @ns_moi @HistoricNS @TourismNS
Check out this thread for details!
#nspoli #cbpoli #capebreton @NS_Museum @ns_moi @HistoricNS @TourismNS
Henry How was responsible for two mineral discoveries in #NovaScotia. How was born in London, England in 1828 and moved to #NS in 1854 to work at King’s College in #Windsor as a professor of natural history and chemistry. He became the university’s vice-president in 1877.
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#nspoli
How discovered the mineral mordenite, named for Morden (Kings County) where he discovered it in 1864. Mordenite is used to clean up chemical spills, in animal feed and for water treatment.
#nspoli #cbpoli #capebreton
#nspoli #cbpoli #capebreton
Another #socialdistancing activity: visit #NovaScotia parks that contain former mines/quarries!
The Kempt Quarry Recreation Site is one of many former gypsum quarries in #HantsCounty.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #COVID19NS
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The Kempt Quarry Recreation Site is one of many former gypsum quarries in #HantsCounty.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #COVID19NS
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370 million-year-old "Scotia Grey" #granite from the #Shelburne Island Park #Quarry helped build many #NovaScotia buildings including Shelburne Post Office and the old @chronicleherald building.
Today, the quarry is part of the Islands Provincial Park.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia
Today, the quarry is part of the Islands Provincial Park.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia
#ShubiePark in #Dartmouth contains a former quarry that is now a baseball field and campground. Former mines and quarries are often hidden in plain sight!
#Halifax #nspoli #Novascotia #NS #cbpoli
#Halifax #nspoli #Novascotia #NS #cbpoli
#NovaScotia has dozens of #manganese occurrences and had a bunch of mines in the 1800s and early 1900s, mostly along the south shore of the #BayofFundy.
Read this thread for details:
#nspoli @EastHantsChambr @EastHantsNS @KeithIrvingNS @JohnLohrMLA @mmillershubie @scottbrison
Read this thread for details:
#nspoli @EastHantsChambr @EastHantsNS @KeithIrvingNS @JohnLohrMLA @mmillershubie @scottbrison
For example, the Tennycape #manganese deposit (#HantsCounty, #NovaScotia) was discovered in 1861 and manganese was extracted from boulders overlying the bedrock in 1862.
#nspoli #NS #bayoffundy #hants
#nspoli #NS #bayoffundy #hants
The actual Tennycape Mine opened in 1882 and became the largest official #manganese producer in #NovaScotia, with an estimated 4000 tons of ore reportedly extracted between 1880-1900.
#nspoli #ns
#nspoli #ns
