Iron Ore Hill, New Brunswick

Iron Ore Hill is located in New Brunswick
Iron Ore Hill
Iron Ore Hill
Highest pointElevation216 feet (66 m)Coordinates46°14′N 67°37′W / 46.233°N 67.617°W / 46.233; -67.617GeographyLocationCarleton County, New Brunswick, CanadaParent rangeSmyrna Mills FormationTopo mapUSGS Mount ShastaGeologyMountain typeShieldClimbingFirst ascent1836Easiest routeIron Ore Hill Road

Iron Ore Hill (2001 pop.: ) is a Canadian rural community in Carleton County, New Brunswick, 5 kilometers northwest of Woodstock.

History

The community is located on the slopes of Iron Ore Hill, named from deposits of iron ore and manganese located in the area.[1] The deposit was discovered in 1836.[2][3] Iron was mined near here from 1848 to 1884. A reported 70,000 tons iron ore was smelted during that time.[4] The iron produced was transported to the Woodstock Iron Works to be smelted.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Geological Survey of Canada; R.W. Ells, B.A. (1876). "Report on the ore deposits of Carleton County, New Brunswick". Report of Progress. pp. 97–98.
  2. ^ a b New Brunswick. General Assembly. Legislative Council (1864). "Report on Mines and Minerals: Woodstock Iron Works". Journal of the Legislative Council of the Province of New Brunswick ... pp. 55–59.
  3. ^ Maine Geological Survey; Charles Thomas Jackson (1839). First[-third] Annual Report on the Geology of the State of Maine. Smith & Robinson, printers to the state. xli.
  4. ^ "Woodstock Manganese". Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  • Moody Hill & Iron Ore Hill

46°14′N 67°37′W / 46.233°N 67.617°W / 46.233; -67.617


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