Richford Copper Prospect

Occurrence in Franklin county in Vermont, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  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 10084771
MRDS ID W102215
Record type Site
Current site name Richford Copper Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.64282, 45.0083 (WGS84)
Elevation 250
Relative position TWO MILES NE OF RICHFORD, NEAR RICHFORD GOLF COURSE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Richford OE N(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Mansfield OE N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Montreal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Franklin

Comments on the location information

  • PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = MONTREAL 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Underhill Formation
    Rock description Underhill Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.64282, 45.0083

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

  • A SMALL ADIT REMAINS AT SITE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DENNIS, JOHN G., 1964, THE GEOLOGY OF THE ENOSBURG AREA, VERMONT: VERMONT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 23, P53 AND PLATE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1985 Calkins, James A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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