Mt. Glines Mine

Past Producer in Oxford county in Maine, United States with commodities Lead, Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  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 10084624
MRDS ID W102032
Record type Site
Current site name Mt. Glines Mine
Alternate or previous names Mt. Glines Mine/Champion Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.58244, 44.47046 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oxford(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Zircon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lewiston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lewiston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Androscoggin River(hydrologic unit)

Androscoggin(hydrologic accounting unit)

Androscoggin(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Oxford

Comments on the location information

  • Location From Woody Thompson'S Database. Accurate Within 1000 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.58244, 44.47046

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Fissure Vein Up To 4.5' Wide Composed of Quartz and Wall Rock (Emmons, 1910).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • Jane Perham Reports A Vertical Shaft 100' Deep, Horizontal Shaft 300' Long; Mine Operated 1903-1906 With Elaborate Crushing and Sorting Plant, But Was "Fruitless". Morrill, V1, P. 29 - 1880- 35' Shaft.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EMMONS, 1910, USGS BUL. 432; RAND, 1959, ME RM

  • Deposit

    Perham, J.C., 1987, Maine'S Treasure Chest, Gems And Minerals Of Oxford County: Quicksilver Publications, West Paris, Maine, 269 P.Perham, J.C., 1987, Maine'S Treasure Chest, Gems And Minerals Of Oxford County: Quicksilver Publications, West Paris, Maine, 269 P.

  • Deposit

    Doyle R.G. (Compiler), 1959, Mineral Resources Of Maine - Lewiston Sheet: Maine Geological Survey Mineral Resource Reference Map Series, Mrrm 2, Scale 1:250,000.Doyle R.G. (Compiler), 1959, Mineral Resources Of Maine - Lewiston Sheet: Maine Geological Survey Mineral Resource Reference Map Series, Mrrm 2, Scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Morrill, P., And Others, 1958, Maine Mines And Minerals: Volume 1 - Western Maine: Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.Morrill, P., And Others, 1958, Maine Mines And Minerals: Volume 1 - Western Maine: Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.

  • 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.

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

Beyond USGS

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