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Hawks Mine

Occurrence in Franklin county in Massachusetts, United States with commodities Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069352
MRDS ID W006820
Record type Site
Current site name Hawks Mine
Alternate or previous names Mt Peak Mine
Related records 10266886

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.89258, 42.61998 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Plainfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Keene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Deerfield River(hydrologic unit)

Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Franklin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.89258, 42.61998
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 213.36M
    Width 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1906

Mining district

District name Charlemont-Heath District

Comments on the workings information

  • AZIMUTH N20E, INCLINATION 75 DEG E C.P. KOSS IN 1913 - VERTICAL SHAFT 140 FT DEEP. ADIT 37 FT BELOW COLLAR - DRIFT 226.5 FT LONG. SLOPE 90 FT LONG AND 50 FT HIGH AT 100 FT DEPTH, CROSSANT 100 FT LONG AT 130 FT LEVEL, 20 FT MASSIVE SPHALERITE ENCOUNTERED IN SHAFT. QUINN - MINERALIZED SPARSLY 700 FT ALONG STRIKE

Comments on development

  • SHAFT 135 FT 1908, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUINN, A.W., 1945, "GEOLOGY OF THE CHARLEMONT - HEATH AREA, MASS", MASS. DEPT. PUBLIC WORKS - USGS COOP. GEOL. PROJECT OPEN FILE REPORT. MAP SHOWS LOCATION OF MINE OR PROSPECT. FIG 3 SKETCH OF HAWKS MINE AREA PG 17, 18 TEXT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PYRITIC CHLORITE SCHIST AND QUARTZ MUSCOVITE SCHIST WITH PYRITIC ZONES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1971 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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