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McKinsey Gold Mines

Past Producer in Windsor county in Vermont, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081536
MRDS ID W033609
Record type Site
Current site name McKinsey Gold Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.67761, 43.6028 (WGS84)
Elevation 396
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 1.2 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRIDGEWATER CORNERS, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Windsor(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Plymouth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rutland(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

  • ROUTE 4 CROSSES TO THE NORTH OF THE OTTAUQUECHEE RIVER JUST WEST OF BRIDGEWATER CORNERS. FOLLOW THE NEXT BROOK WEST OF THIS POINT, NORTHWEST TO MINES.
  • Mines Near Brook Between 1000 and 1650 Feet Elevation

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE PRESENCE OF GOLD IS QUESTIONABLE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Galena Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Stowe Formation;Missisquoi Formation, Moretown And Whetstone Hill Members
    Rock description Stowe Formation;Missisquoi Formation, Moretown And Whetstone Hill Members

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.67761, 43.6028
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1855

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mc Kinsey Mining Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Harlan Booth (Booth Trust) Bridgewater, Vt.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS AND PITS REPORTED IN THE AREA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM. (HANOVER, NH) P. 9.

  • Deposit

    GRANT, R.W., 1968, MINERAL COLLECTING IN VERMONT. VGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 2, P.46.

  • Deposit

    CHANG, P.H., ERN, E.H. AND THOMPSON, J.B., 1965, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE WOODSTOCK QUADRANGLE, VERMONT, VGS BULLETIN NO. 29.

  • Deposit

    Ogden, D.G., 1969, Geology And Origin Of The Kaolin At East Monkton, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Economic Geology Report 3, P. 31-38.Ogden, D.G., 1969, Geology And Origin Of The Kaolin At East Monkton, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Economic Geology Report 3, P. 31-38.

  • 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

    Horn, W., 1984, Personal Communication.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN WITH TRACES OF SULFIDE MINERALIZATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-APR-1986 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Reporter 01-NOV-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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