Emerson & North Castine

Past Producer in Hancock county in Maine, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  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 10100490
MRDS ID W101752
Record type Site
Current site name Emerson & North Castine
Alternate or previous names Emerson & N. Castine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.77144, 44.40854 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Castine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bar Harbor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Hancock

Comments on the location information

  • Located Along W Shore of Bagaduce River, 2 Km Ne of Castine, Approx. 250m N of N End of Negro Island, On Small Point of Land. Coordinates Are For Emerson. North Castine Is Approx. 70m N. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Galena Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.77144, 44.40854

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Drilled By Denison Mines Ltd, 1964; Vein Strikes N45e, Vertial Dip; Outcrop On Shore

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • Emerson: 2 Compartment Shaft, Flooded ; North Castine: 100 Ft Shaft With 26 Ft Drift At 20 Ft Level. (Mri3) Young (1962) Shows 2-Compartments At Both Shafts.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAND, 1958, MR INDEX 3; J. SLACK

  • Deposit

    Young, R. S., 1962, Prospect Evaluations, Hancock County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 2, 113 P.Young, R. S., 1962, Prospect Evaluations, Hancock County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 2, 113 P.

  • 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

    Emmons, W.H., 1910, Some Ore Deposits In Maine And The Milan Mine, New Hampshire: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 432, 62 P.Emmons, W.H., 1910, Some Ore Deposits In Maine And The Milan Mine, New Hampshire: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 432, 62 P.

  • Deposit

    Bouley, B.A., 1978, Volcanic Stratigraphy, Stratabound Sulfide Deposits, Relative Age Relationships In The East Penobscot Bay Area: Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, University Of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 168 P.Bouley, B.A., 1978, Volcanic Stratigraphy, Stratabound Sulfide Deposits, Relative Age Relationships In The East Penobscot Bay Area: Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, University Of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 168 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

Beyond USGS

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