Chase Stream (Squirtgun)

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084545
MRDS ID W101931
Record type Site
Current site name Chase Stream (Squirtgun)
Alternate or previous names Chase Stream Squirtgun

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.94103, 45.49052 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somerset(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Black Brook Pond(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dover-Foxcroft(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millinocket(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper 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

  • Location From Fred Beck. Accurate To 300 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.94103, 45.49052

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SHOW AS PROSPECT ONLY
  • Show As Prospect Only. Near Sw Terminus of the 40-Mile "Lanigan" Or "Chase Stream-Churchill Stream" Lineament In the Northern Volcanic Belt. Hole Sg-2: 283-299 Ft, 3.3%Cu, 1.12 Oz/Ton Ag; Some Zn. Drilled.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    YOUNG, ; J. SLACK

  • Deposit

    Young, R.W., 1968, Mineral Exploration And Development In Maine: In Ridge, J.D. (Ed), Ore Deposits Of The United States, 1933-1967 (Graton-Sales Volume): American Institute Of Mining, Metallurgical And Petroleum Engineers, V. 1, P. 125-13Young, R.W., 1968, Mineral Exploration And Development In Maine: In Ridge, J.D. (Ed), Ore Deposits Of The United States, 1933-1967 (Graton-Sales Volume): American Institute Of Mining, Metallurgical And Petroleum Engineers, V. 1, P. 125-13

  • Deposit

    John Slack, Personal Communication, 1983.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.