Implications of the mineralogy and chemical composition of lead beads from Frobisher's assay site, Kodlunarn Island, Canada: prelude to Bre-X?

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Beaudoin, Georges, Auger, Réginald
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2004
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Canada; Frobisher Bay; Kodlunarn Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e03-097; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e03-097

Lead beads recovered from a 16th century archaeological site on Kodlunarn Island in Frobisher Bay are believed to be a by-product of assaying rocks mined from various locations by Martin Frobisher's expeditions in 1577–1578. The lead beads were melted in crucibles to separate gold from its rock...