Robinson Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084399
MRDS ID W101701
Record type Site
Current site name Robinson Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.97029, 44.99871 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somerset(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Embden Pond(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Skowhegan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Kennebec River(hydrologic unit)

Kennebec(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kennebec(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Somerset

Comments on the location information

  • Mine Is Located 2.7 Miles N of Embden Pond, Measured From Jct of West Shore Road (Extension?) With North End Drive. From Jct, Go N ~1 Mile. Bear L At 2nd Gravel Pit For 0.1 Mi. Take A Sharp R On Middle Road. Go 1.6 Mi. To Steep Trail On L. Accurate T

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.97029, 44.99871

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Deposit Occupies Axial Area of Fold In Limestone. Quartz Vein With Sulfides.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Open Cut and Tunnel. Some Caving Has Occurred On Face of Open Cut At Entrance To Tunnel. Large Mine Dump of White Quartz With Some Sulfides.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAP OF KENNEBEC RIVER BASIN, 1953

  • Deposit

    New England-New York Inter-Agency Committee, 1954, Final Report On The Mineral Resources Of The Kennebec River Basin In Maine: Mineral Resources Study And Report Group, Nenyiac.New England-New York Inter-Agency Committee, 1954, Final Report On The Mineral Resources Of The Kennebec River Basin In Maine: Mineral Resources Study And Report Group, Nenyiac.

  • Deposit

    Emmons, W.H., 1910, Some Ore Deposits In Maine And The Milan Mine, New Hampshire: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 432, 62 P.Emmons, W.H., 1910, Some Ore Deposits In Maine And The Milan Mine, New Hampshire: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 432, 62 P.

  • Deposit

    Maine Geological Survey (Hussey, Arthur M., Ii; Compiler), 1958, Maine Metal Mines And Prospects: Maine Geological Survey Minerals Resources Index 3, 53 P.Maine Geological Survey (Hussey, Arthur M., Ii; Compiler), 1958, Maine Metal Mines And Prospects: Maine Geological Survey Minerals Resources Index 3, 53 P.

  • Deposit

    Morrill, P., And Hinckley, W.P., 1959, Eastern Maine: Maine Mines And Minerals, V. 2, Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.Morrill, P., And Hinckley, W.P., 1959, Eastern Maine: Maine Mines And Minerals, V. 2, Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-OCT-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor Checked Location, Commodities, References;
Reporter 01-DEC-83 Whitlow, S. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-DEC-02 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey Updated Commodities, Ore Materials, Calculated Lat/Long

Beyond USGS

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