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We weren’t able to find out much about the old West Gore Mine, but the promise of a black Stibnite vein, “six feet wide” sounded promising when we headed out. Upon arriving it became obvious that the actual mining works were abandoned many, many years ago and there wasn’t a lot to see from that … Read more
Londonderry (then called Acadia Mines) was the location of a large iron mine and works until the 1920s. While no longer used to produce iron, the colours reported from this site included a wide range: Raw Umber, Burnt Umber, Brown Ochre, and Indian Red. This sounded promising and we thus made it the first stop … Read more
Historically, the making of ivory black was first described in the 4th century BC. The process and the resulting pigment were largely unchanged until the last factory to make this pigment closed in Germany in 1929. To this day, Ivory Black or it’s close relative, Bone Black, are still the most widely used blacks. The … Read more