Iron Ore Hill, New Brunswick

Coordinates: 46°14′N 67°37′W / 46.233°N 67.617°W / 46.233; -67.617
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Iron Ore Hill
Highest point
Elevation216 feet (66 m)
Coordinates46°14′N 67°37′W / 46.233°N 67.617°W / 46.233; -67.617
Geography
LocationCarleton County, New Brunswick, Canada
Parent rangeSmyrna Mills Formation
Topo mapUSGS Mount Shasta
Geology
Mountain typeShield
Climbing
First ascent1836
Easiest 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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.

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