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Dudley 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 10084656
MRDS ID W102077
Record type Site
Current site name Dudley Manganese Deposit
Alternate or previous names Dudley

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.19122, 46.68154 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aroostook(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mapleton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Presque Isle(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Presque Isle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Aroostook 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. Going W On Rte 163, At Mapleton-Castle Hill Town Line, Take Road Due W (Dudley Road On Some Maps) Where 163 Takes A Turn To Sw. Go Approx. .9 Mi To the Dudley Farms (1947) N and S of Road. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Iron Oxides-Hydrated Ore
Manganese Ox-Hydrous Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.19122, 46.68154
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Highest Grade and Largest of All Manganese Prospects/Deposits In Northern Aroostook Manganese District.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Manganese Ore Co., 1942-1943. 26 Diamond Drill Holes, 17 Prospecting Trenches, Three 50' Shafts, One Large Test Pit, Many Small Test Pits.

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

    Eilertsen, N. A., And Earl, K.M., 1957, Bulk Sampling By Diamond Drilling, Dudley Manganese Deposit, Northern District, Aroostook County, Maine: U. S. Bureau Of Mines, Report Of Investigations 5303, 26 P.Eilertsen, N. A., And Earl, K.M., 1957, Bulk Sampling By Diamond Drilling, Dudley Manganese Deposit, Northern District, Aroostook County, Maine: U. S. Bureau Of Mines, Report Of Investigations 5303, 26 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, 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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