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Lubec Lead Mine

Past Producer in Washington county in Maine, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold
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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 10100522
MRDS ID W102010
Record type Site
Current site name Lubec Lead Mine
Alternate or previous names Lubec Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.05297, 44.83731 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Lubec(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Machias(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eastport(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Washington

Comments on the location information

  • Location From Woody Thompson'S Database. From Rte 1 In Whiting, Take 189e 5.5mi; N On Crows Neck Rd Approx. .5 Mi; E On Lead Mine Rd Approx. 1.5 Mi. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.05297, 44.83731
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Ore Deposit Controlled By Structure; Veins Emplaced In Fractures Resulting From Tension; Main Fault System Is 600-800' Wide; If Fault Zone Persists Along Strike, There Is Possibility of Developing Large Tonnages of Sulfide-Bearing Rock (Young, 1963).
  • Low Temperature

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • Short Tunnels, Deep Cuts, and Underhand Stopes; A Shaft Is 180' Deep, With Drifts That Run Out 170' Under the Bay. Near the Shore A 50' Tunnel Is Driven. A Mill (Now In Ruins) Operated In the Late 1860s and Early 1870s (Emmons, 1910). Young, 1963, Sho

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAND, 1958, MR INDEX 3; EMMONS, 1910, USGS BULL 43

  • 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

    Manross, N.S., 1862, Report Upon The Lubec Lead Mine: In Holmes, E. And Hitchcock, C.H., Preliminary Report Upon The Natural History And Geology Of The State Of Maine For 1861, P. 299-306.Manross, N.S., 1862, Report Upon The Lubec Lead Mine: In Holmes, E. And Hitchcock, C.H., Preliminary Report Upon The Natural History And Geology Of The State Of Maine For 1861, P. 299-306.

  • 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

    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.

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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