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Preble Hill Mine

Past Producer in Penobscot county in Maine, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper
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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 10084546
MRDS ID W101932
Record type Site
Current site name Preble Hill Mine
Alternate or previous names Garland/Silver Hill/Jones Hill Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.21659, 45.04878 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Penobscot(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Garland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

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

Millinocket(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Penobscot River(hydrologic unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic accounting unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Penobscot

Comments on the location information

  • Location From Woody Thompson'S Database, For Preble Hill Mine. Accurate To 300 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Arsenopyrite Ore
Sphalerite 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) -69.21659, 45.04878
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Quartz Vein With Galena. Clay Seam. Mass of Galena Running High In Silver. Vein Is 30" In Width (Mri3). Opened 1868; Reopened 1880; Jones Hill Mine Is Early Name For Preble Hill Mine (Morrill & Hinckley).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • Three Shafts, Including One On Se Corner of Hill (Morrill & Hinckley). Two Shafts, One 40' Deep, One 10' Deep (Mri3).

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

    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, Geologic Comments, References;
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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