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Vinegar Hill

Occurrence in Penobscot county in Maine, United States with commodities Gold, Copper
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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 10084547
MRDS ID W101933
Record type Site
Current site name Vinegar Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.48785, 45.23283 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Penobscot(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Burlington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lincoln(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 Based On Description In Morrill & Hinckley, P. 34. N Side of Harvey Hill - Most Easterly of the Two Vinegar Hills On the Topo Maps - At 650' Elevation. Accurate To 500 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Arsenopyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.48785, 45.23283
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Narrow Cut and Shaft (Morrill & Hinckley). Two Shafts (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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