| Deposit ID | 10081670 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033947 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Copper Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Cookville Mine, Old Mining Farm |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.29796, 44.01136 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 393 |
| Relative position | 0.9 MILES SOUTH OF COOKVILLE, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Orange(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
West Topsham(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Montpelier(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ammonoosuc River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Orange |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Result | ESTIMATED AT 1% CU BY WHITE AND ERIC (1944) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Waits River Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Waits River Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| (1) | -72.29796, 44.01136 |
|---|
| Strike | N 12 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEP |
| Thickness | 0.3M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1863 |
| Discoverer | Joseph K. Darling |
| District name | Orange County Copper District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.026HA |
| Overall depth | 4.57M |
| Overall length | 91.44M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033947 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM85MD14 |
HISTORY OF CORINTH, VT; 1764-1964, BY THE TOWN OF CORINTH HISTORY COMMITTEE; CORINTH, VT (1964).
SLACK, J., 1985, USGS RESTON, VA: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.
Town Of Corinth History Committee, 1964, History Of Corinth, Vermont; 1764-1964.Town Of Corinth History Committee, 1964, History Of Corinth, Vermont; 1764-1964.
White, W.S., And Eric, J.H., 1944, Preliminary Report Geology Of The Orange County Copper District, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 42-1.White, W.S., And Eric, J.H., 1944, Preliminary Report Geology Of The Orange County Copper District, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 42-1.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| Updater | 01-APR-1998 | Fred Beck, Inc. | Contractor | changed name from Cookville mine; corrected coordinates |
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1985 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation |
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