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Winslow Tin Mine

Past Producer in Kennebec county in Maine, United States with commodity Tin
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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 10100488
MRDS ID W101743
Record type Site
Current site name Winslow Tin Mine
Alternate or previous names Winslow Tin Maine Tin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.64874, 44.51946 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kennebec(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Waterville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Skowhegan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Kennebec River(hydrologic unit)

Kennebec(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kennebec(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Kennebec

Comments on the location information

  • Location From Woody Thompson'S Database. E Side of Rte 100, Approx. 1.5 Mi S of Sebasticook River Bridge, Where Chaffee Brook Crosses Rte 100. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Galena Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) Silurian Waterville Formation
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Deposit Consists of Several Veins In Slate. Discovered About 1875. (Mri3)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • Open Pit and 95' Shaft (Mri3).

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-OCT-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor Checked Location, Commodity Codes, References; Geologic Comments
Reporter 01-DEC-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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