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Tapley Mine (1880-1907?)

Unknown in Hancock county in Maine, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
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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. 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 10084418
MRDS ID W101738
Record type Site
Current site name Tapley Mine (1880-1907?)
Alternate or previous names Tapley Mine Et Al.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.74082, 44.36813 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sargentville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bar Harbor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Hancock

Comments on the location information

  • Location Scaled From Mri3, Plate 1. Approx. 1 Km E of Rte 176, S of Varnum Road. Shepardson Is Approx. 400m To N; Manhatten Is Approx. 400m To S (All Scaled From Mri3). Accurate To 300 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.74082, 44.36813
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Drilled By Phelps Dodge In Early 80'S, With Bruce Bouley. Shepardson Shaft Is 425m NW of Tapley, In Same Deposit; Also Drilled By USBM In I948.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Young, 1962: Several Open Cuts and 3 Shafts. One Shaft Has Two Compartments. Mri3: Shaft 80 Feet Deep, With 200 Feet of Drifts and Crosscuts. Usbm, 1948 Diamond Drilled Five Holes, A Total Fo 1204 Ft.
  • Kuroko Massive Sulfide; Possible Feeder For Kuroko Massive Sulfide

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAND, 1958, MR INDEX

  • 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

    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

    Young, R. S., 1962, Prospect Evaluations, Hancock County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 2, 113 P.Young, R. S., 1962, Prospect Evaluations, Hancock County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 2, 113 P.

  • Deposit

    Bouley, B.A., 1978, Volcanic Stratigraphy, Stratabound Sulfide Deposits, Relative Age Relationships In The East Penobscot Bay Area: Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, University Of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 168 P.Bouley, B.A., 1978, Volcanic Stratigraphy, Stratabound Sulfide Deposits, Relative Age Relationships In The East Penobscot Bay Area: Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, University Of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 168 P.

  • Deposit

    Fred Beck, Personal Communication, 1997.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-OCT-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor Checked Location, Commodity Codes, References; Geologic Comments
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

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