Post by 150FromFundy on Oct 17, 2011 19:17:27 GMT -5
The Sleepy Cove copper mine operated from 1908 to 1917. There’s not much left there, except a few pieces of old mining equipment that were abandoned there. The first one looks like a very early drill.
Photo 1 – Early Drill
The next photo looks like a flywheel in an early pump.
Photo 2 – Fly Wheel
The next photo looks like an old winch.
Photo 3 – Winch
This is some of the oldest volcanic rock in central Newfoundland. Most of the cliff face is dark green basalt. Nearby granite intrusions have been dated to 507 million years old and the basalt is much older than that.
Photo 4 – Sleepy Cove
In fact, if you look a little closer you will note that it was formed from pillow lava. The pillows are about 2 feet in diameter.
Photo 5 – Pillow Lava
The green basalt has been cut by rusty coloured rhyolite containing quartz and pyrite.
Photo 6 – Rhyolite Dykes
Photo 7 – Rhyolite Dykes
In the next photo you can see a short adit from the early workings.
Photo 8 – Copper Mine Adit
The trail out had a few surprises.
Photo 9 – Blue Flag Iris
Photo 10 – Sugar Cones
Photo 11 – Here’s Lookin’ at You!
Photo 1 – Early Drill
The next photo looks like a flywheel in an early pump.
Photo 2 – Fly Wheel
The next photo looks like an old winch.
Photo 3 – Winch
This is some of the oldest volcanic rock in central Newfoundland. Most of the cliff face is dark green basalt. Nearby granite intrusions have been dated to 507 million years old and the basalt is much older than that.
Photo 4 – Sleepy Cove
In fact, if you look a little closer you will note that it was formed from pillow lava. The pillows are about 2 feet in diameter.
Photo 5 – Pillow Lava
The green basalt has been cut by rusty coloured rhyolite containing quartz and pyrite.
Photo 6 – Rhyolite Dykes
Photo 7 – Rhyolite Dykes
In the next photo you can see a short adit from the early workings.
Photo 8 – Copper Mine Adit
The trail out had a few surprises.
Photo 9 – Blue Flag Iris
Photo 10 – Sugar Cones
Photo 11 – Here’s Lookin’ at You!
