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Higley Copper Mine

Past Producer in Hartford county in Connecticut, United States with commodities Copper, Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067482
MRDS ID W000257
Record type Site
Current site name Higley Copper Mine
Related records 10159714

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.74852, 41.93798 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hartford(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Windsor Locks(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Farmington River(hydrologic unit)

Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Hartford

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Sulfur Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Part of Simsbury Newgate Prison Operation No., Higley Mine Has Two Shafts, Partially Developed As of 1837.
  • PART OF SIMSBURY NEWGATE PRISON OPERATION NO., HIGLEY MINE HAS TWO SHAFTS, PARTIALLY DEVELOPED AS OF 1837.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Azurite Ore
Chalcocite Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE ASSAY BCT 202 SHOWS AG 2PPM, BA 200PPM, CO 30PPM, CR 200PPM, CU 10000PPM, NI 70PPM, PB N PPM, W 50 PPM, ZN 200PPM.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 87
USGS model code 23
Deposit model name Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu)
Mark3 model number 118

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.74852, 41.93798
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geol.Desc: Area Much Faulted, Mineralization In Talcott Basalt Breccia May Well Be Derived From Younger Holyoke Basalt Event Rather Than From Talcott Basalt Event.
  • GEOL.DESC: AREA MUCH FAULTED, MINERALIZATION IN TALCOTT BASALT BRECCIA MAY WELL BE DERIVED FROM YOUNGER HOLYOKE BASALT EVENT RATHER THAN FROM TALCOTT BASALT EVENT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Production years 1707-1767, 1830-1835

Mining district

District name Lower Connecticut Valley

Comments on the production information

  • PROBABLY ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF HIGH-GRADE COPPER ORE MINED.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING, BUT PROBABLY ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF HIGH-GRADE COPPER ORE AVAILABLE.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHNABEL, R. W., 1964, "GEOL. MAP WINDSOR LOCKS QUAD.", USGS, GQ-388, SHORT TEXT

  • Production

    SHEPARD, 1837

  • Deposit

    Schnabel, R. W., And Eric, J.H.,1964, "Geol. Map Windsor Locks Quad.", Usgs, Gq-388, Short TextSchnabel, R. W., And Eric, J.H.,1964, "Geol. Map Windsor Locks Quad.", Usgs, Gq-388, Short Text

  • Deposit

    Weed, W. H., 1911, "Copper Deposits Of The Appalachian States," USGS Bulletin 455, Pg. 36Weed, W. H., 1911, "Copper Deposits Of The Appalachian States," USGS Bulletin 455, Pg. 36

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Schnabel Geol. Map At 1:24,000, Mine Located By Symbol. Higley Mine Assay Sample, "USGS Lab File", Sample No. Bct 202 In Hm 3336. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit SCHNABEL GEOL. MAP AT 1:24,000, MINE LOCATED BY SYMBOL. HIGLEY MINE ASSAY SAMPLE, "USGS LAB FILE", SAMPLE NO. BCT 202 IN HM 3336. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1972 Windolph, John F. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 20-AUG-1997 Mchone, Nancy Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey Added Model_Num And Model

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