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Yates Mine Field Trip

Name: Yates Mine Field Trip
Start: 2025-05-31T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-31T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Otter Lake

May 31 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

The Yates Mine was originally worked in 1906-07 for mica and fluorite and later in the 40’s and 50’s for fluorite and uranothorite.

Possible minerals to be uncovered are: allanite, apatite, calcite, diopside, fluorite, microcline, molybdenite, phlogopite mica, pyroxene, scapolite thorianite, titanite, tremolite and zircon.

There is a 20-25 minute walk through the woods on an uneven road slightly uphill. A dolly may help lighten the load on the way out.

See our Blog Article for tools and what to bring: Gearing Up: Must-Have Tools for the Aspiring Rockhound.

$10.00 To be paid at the site

Bob Boisvert

Otter Lake

Otter Lake, Quebec Canada + Google Map