| Deposit ID | 10081184 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033054 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bolles Hill Mine (1860-1880) |
| Alternate or previous names | Bolles Hill Mine 1860-1880 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -71.62308, 44.54219 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 411 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 3.5 MILES S 65 W OF GUILDHALL CENTER, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Essex(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Groveton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Groveton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lewiston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Headwaters Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Essex |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Albee Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Albee Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -71.62308, 44.54219 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Year of last production | 1885 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr Cantin, Fellows Rd., Guidhall, Vt. 603-788-4770 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.018HA |
| Overall length | 15.24M |
| Overall width | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033054 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM84MD4 |
JOHANSSON, W.I., 1963, GEOLOGY OF THE LUNENBURG-BRUNSWICK, GUILDHALLAREA, VERMONT VGS BULLETIN, NO. 22, PP 82-83
Dale, T.N., Hillebrand, W.F., Eckel, E.C., And Coons, T.A., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 586, 220 P.Dale, T.N., Hillebrand, W.F., Eckel, E.C., And Coons, T.A., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 586, 220 P.
Schumaker, R., And Thompson, J.Jr., 1967, The Bedrock Geology Of The Pawlet Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 30, Pp 14-22.Schumaker, R., And Thompson, J.Jr., 1967, The Bedrock Geology Of The Pawlet Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 30, Pp 14-22.
Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1860'S |
| Deposit | SULFIDES ARE FOUND IN QUARTZ VEINS CONTAINED IN THE QUARTZITE BEDS OF THE ALBEE FORMATION. ALSO, DISSEMINATED IN QUARTZITE BEDS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updater | 01-APR-1986 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1998 | Fred Beck, Inc. | Contractor | NOT ENOUGH GEOLOGY COULD BE SEEN TO ASSESS DEPOSIT MODEL; MINE/DUMPS NOT FOUND; LOCAL RESIDENT LED US TO A POSSIBLE PROSPECTING AREA FURTHER UP THE HILL (1998). |
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1984 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
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