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Rook's Mine

Past Producer in Windsor county in Vermont, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081526
MRDS ID W033596
Record type Site
Current site name Rook's Mine
Alternate or previous names Fox Mine, Plymouth Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.68842, 43.4875 (WGS84)
Elevation 421
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 1.55 MILES NORTH, NORTHEAST OF TYSON, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Windsor(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ludlow(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Claremont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Black River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Windsor

Comments on the location information

  • ADIT IS NEAR THE BASE OF THE SLOPE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BUFFALO BROOK AND THE SHAFT IS APPROXMATELY 1000 FT UP THE HILL FROM ADIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Garnet Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Pinney Hollow Formation
    Rock description Pinney Hollow Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.68842, 43.4875
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE, PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N5W TO N15E
    Dip 45-60 E
    Thickness 1.83M
    Length 71.63M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1880
Year of first production 1883
Year of last production 1887

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Rooks Mining Co., New York, Ny. Mr Anthony Blum, President.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Boy Scouts Of America; Mineral Rights

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.337HA
    Length 167.64M
    Overall length 167.64M
    Overall width 21.34M

Comments on the workings information

  • DIMENSIONS OF THE MINE WERE OBTAINED FROM SKETCHES AND WRITTEN DESCRIPTIONS; THE ACCURACY IS SOMEWHAT IN DOUBT. AN ADIT AND SHAFT OPENING ARE STILL VISIBLE AT THE SURFACE

Comments on development

  • HENRY FOX BOUGHT THE MINE AT AUCTION IN 1887 AND WORKED IT FOR 30 YEARS TO 1917. NO RECORD OF GOLD PRODUCED DURING THESE YEARS EXISTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NO AUTHOR, 1884, ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ROOKS MINING CO., 47 P.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, B.R., 1976, "THE PLYMOUTH GOLD RUSH," VERMONT LIFE, V.6, NO. , P.8-13.

  • Deposit

    PERKINS, G.H.,1904, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF VERMONT, VT. STATE GEOLOGISTS 4TH REPORT (1903-1904), P.22-66.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P.35.

  • Deposit

    Perkins, G. H., 1904, 4th Annual Report Of The State Geologist On The Mineral Industry And Geology Of Vermont (1903-1904).Perkins, G. H., 1904, 4th Annual Report Of The State Geologist On The Mineral Industry And Geology Of Vermont (1903-1904).

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    Smith, B.R., 1976, The Plymouth Gold Rush: In Vermont Life, V. 6, P. 8-13.Smith, B.R., 1976, The Plymouth Gold Rush: In Vermont Life, V. 6, P. 8-13.

  • Deposit

    No Author, 1884, Annual Report Of The Rooks Mining Company: 47 P.No Author, 1884, Annual Report Of The Rooks Mining Company: 47 P.

Reporter information

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 ADDED MODEL; ADDED SYNONYM FROM MORRILL AND CHAFFEE, VT MAS/MILS DATABASE
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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