Parmachenee Zn - Cu - Pb Deposit

Prospect in Hancock county in Maine, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073178
MRDS ID W019045
Record type Site
Current site name Parmachenee Zn - Cu - Pb Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.99932, 44.99995 (WGS84)
Relative position AT PARMACHENEE IN EASTERN MAINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Peaked Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Machias(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eastport(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Hancock

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION UNCERTAIN; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = BANGOR 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.99932, 44.99995

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 3000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2 wt-pct Copper Major 1977
    Zinc Zn 3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1977
    Lead Pb 0.5 wt-pct Lead Minor 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES STATED AS SEVERAL MILLION TONS, CUPRA TYPE OREBODY

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: UNDER EXPLORATION - JOHN S. CUMMINGS INC.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1977, MINING ENGINEERING 2 - 77, P. 51

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING ENGINEERING 2 - 77 P. 51

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1977 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.