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Information for collectors Fee collecting localities
This appendix lists collecting localities open to collectors on a fee basis:
an entry fee (E) and/or fee for specimens collected (S), minerals or rocks available,
and the name, address and telephone number of the owner or contact person.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vernon
Okanagan Opal Inc. (E)
Precious opal
P.O. Box 298
Vernon, BC V1T 6M2
Tel.: (250) 542-1103
Fax: (250) 542-7115
Web site: http://www.opalscanada.com/
MANITOBA
Souris
Souris Agate Pit (E)
Agate, jasper, petrified wood
Souris River Gem Ltd.
P.O. Box 1060
Souris, MB R0K 2C0
Tel.: (204) 483-2561
Fax: (204) 483-2991
Web site: http://www.sourisrockshop.com/
ONTARIO
Balderson
Keays Quarry (S)
Peristerite
Mr. D. Lloyd Foster
R.R. #1
Balderson, ON K0G 1A0
Tel.: (613) 267-3629
Bancroft
Bear Lake Diggings (E)
Titanite, hornblende, apatite
Bancroft and District Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 539
Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0
Tel.: (613) 332-1513
Fax: (613) 332-2119
Princess Mine (S)
Sodalite
Princess Sodalite Mine
R.R. #4, Highway 28 E.
Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0
Tel.: (613) 332-8274
Silver Crater Mine (E)
Betafite
Mr. D. Kerr
Monck Road, R.R. #3
Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0
Coe Hill Gold
Local minerals
3097 Lower Faraday Road
Coe Hill, ON K0L 1P0
Tel.: (613) 332-3713
Web Site: http://www.coehillgold.com/
Eganville
Berger Occurrence (S)
Amazonite
Mrs. Barbara Berger
R.R. #6
Eganville, ON K0J 1T0
Tel.: (613) 628-5702
Highland Grove
Drury Occurrence (E)
Titanite, apatite
Mr. Harold Drury
Highland Grove, ON K0L 2A0
Kakabeka Falls
Blueberry Amethyst Inc. (S)
Amethyst
John & Terry Hakala
Kakabeka Falls, ON P0T 1W0
Tel.: (807) 627-2595
Madoc
Rogers Mine (E)
Fluorite
Mrs. W.J. Symon
188 Durham Street S., P.O. Box 151
Madoc, ON K0K 2K0
Tel.: (613) 473-4340
Pass Lake
DanBill Amethyst Mines
Améthyste
Bill Richardson/Dan Arsenault
Pass Lake, ON P0T 2M0
Tel.: (807) 628-6854; (807) 629-4074
Pearl
Blue Points Amethyst Mine (S)
Améthyste
a/s Lyndon Swanson
#5 Road N.
Pearl, ON P0T 2M0
Tel.: (218) 226-3147
Diamond Willow Amethyst Mine (S)
Amethyst
Mr. Doug Noyes
#5 Road N.
Pearl, ON POT 2M0
Tel.: (807) 977-2782
Quadeville
AquaRose Beryl Pit (E)
Beryl, rose quartz
Contact: General Store
Quadeville, ON K0J 2G0
Tel.: (613) 758-1083
Thunder Bay
Ontario Gem Company Amethyst Mine (S)
Amethyst
Mr. Peter Marino
P.O. Box 2120
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E7
Thunder Bay Agate Mine (S)
Agate
Dennis Seargeant & Neil Maunula
R.R. #17, Highway 527
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6B3
Tel.: (807) 683-3595
Web site: http://www.agatemine.com/
Thunder Bay Amethyst Mine Panorama
(E,S)
Amethyst
Precious Purple Gemstones Ltd.
400 E. Victoria Avenue
Thunder Bay, ON P7C 1A5
Tel.: (807) 622-6908
Web site: http://www.amethystmine.com/
Wilberforce
Dwyer Mine (E)
Apatite, fluorite
Dwyer Mine Rock Shop
Mumford Road., P.O. Box 154
Wilberforce, ON K0L 3C0
Tel.: (705) 448-2237
QUEBEC
Bonsecours
Mines Cristal Kébec Inc. (E)
Quartz crystals
430, 11e rang
Bonsecours, QC J0E 1H0
Tel.: (450) 535-6550
Saint-Denis-de-Brompton
Orford Nickel Mine (E)
Diopside, garnet, millerite
M. Carlos Mateus
400, Chemin Boufard
Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, QC J0B 2P0
Tel.: (450) 846-4970
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