Richford Copper Prospect

Occurrence in Franklin county in Vermont, United States with commodities Copper, Stone, Dimension
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096637
MRDS ID W033454
Record type Site
Current site name Richford Copper Prospect
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.63059, 45.00999 (WGS84)
Elevation 293
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 0.85 MILES EAST,NORTHEAST OF RICHFORD, VT.

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PRESENT OWNER REMEMBERS AN ASSAY DONE IN MONTREAL SHOWING "HIGH" CU CONTENT. SITE WAS ORIGINALLY OPENED FOR THE CALCITE MARBLE WHICH WAS BURNED FOR LIME.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marble Ore
Calcite Ore
Malachite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Actinolite Gangue
Barite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Rock unit name Underhill Formation
    Rock description Underhill Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.63059, 45.00999

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N10-20
    Dip 50-70 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Leland Stanley
    Home office Rfd #1 Box 85 Richford, Vt.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 0.053HA
    Overall length 45.72M
    Overall width 12.19M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 PITS AND A SMALL ADIT OVER A DISTANCE OF 150 FEET IN A ZONE 20-40 FEET WIDE ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN A WHITE OR PINK MARBLE AND A MUSCOVITE SCHIST

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DENNIS, J.G., 1964, THE GEOLOGY OF THE ENOSBURG AREA, VERMONT, VGS BULL. NO. 23, P. 53

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P. 37.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1915, THE CALCITE MARBLE AND DOLOMITE OF EASTERN VERMONT: USGS BULLETIN NO. 589, PP. 10-11.

  • Deposit

    Dale, T.N., 1915, The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 589, 67 P.Dale, T.N., 1915, The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 589, 67 P.

  • Deposit

    Dennis, J.G., 1964, The Geology Of The Enosburg Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 23, 56 P.Dennis, J.G., 1964, The Geology Of The Enosburg Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 23, 56 P.

  • Deposit

    Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-MAR-1998 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor SYNONYM ADDED, FROM DUPE RECORDS
Updater 01-APR-1986 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Reporter 01-JUN-1984 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Editor 01-DEC-2002 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials

Beyond USGS

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