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Henderson Hill Manganese Deposit

Occurrence in Aroostook county in Maine, United States with commodities Manganese, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084511
MRDS ID W101895
Record type Site
Current site name Henderson Hill Manganese Deposit
Alternate or previous names Henderon Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.7951, 46.08587 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aroostook(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Houlton South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Houlton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Woodstock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Meduxnekeag River(hydrologic unit)

St. John(hydrologic accounting unit)

St. John(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Aroostook

Comments on the location information

  • Location From Miller, 1947. Deposit Crosses Henderson Hill In the Ne Corner of Hodgdon Township, Centered Approx. .7 Mi W of Us-Canada Border, .7 Mi S of Hodgdon-Houlton Town Line. Farm of Harry Thwaites, 1947. Accurate To 300 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Manganese Ox-Hydrous Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.7951, 46.08587
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • TRENCHED
  • Manganiferous Shale and Slate, Strongly Folded and Faulted. Abundant Discontinous Showings of Ore. Main Zone Traceable 2800'.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Ten To Twelve Prospecting Trenches Dug By Eckstorm, 1941, and Manganese Ore Co., 1943.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAND, 1958, MR INDEX 3

  • 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

    Miller, R.L., 1947, Manganese Deposits Of Aroostook County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Bulletin 2, 21 P.Miller, R.L., 1947, Manganese Deposits Of Aroostook County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Bulletin 2, 21 P.

Reporter information

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