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Frost Prospect

Occurrence in Washington county in Maine, United States with commodities Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, Zinc
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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 10084659
MRDS ID W102080
Record type Site
Current site name Frost Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.48247, 45.08797 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Meddybemps Lake West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Calais(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fredericton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Washington

Comments on the location information

  • Location From Woody Thompson'S Database. 3/4 Mi W of Cooper Road (Alexander) On Rte 9. Accurate To 300 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrrhotite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.48247, 45.08797
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SHOW AS PROSPECT ONLY
  • Young (1963) Found Significant Geophysical (Horizontal and Vertical Loop Em Surveys, Sp, and Magnetics) and Stream Sediment Anomalies.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • One 35' Exploration Shaft, One Drill Hole (25'; 90 Deg; Ex) Near the Shaft. (Young, 1963)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    YOUNG, 1963, ME GS SPEC. ECON STUDIES SERIES NO.3; M. FOOSE

  • Deposit

    Young, R. S., 1963, Prospect Evaluations, Washington County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 3, 86 P.Young, R. S., 1963, Prospect Evaluations, Washington County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 3, 86 P.

  • Deposit

    M. Foose, Personal Communication, 1983.

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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