| Deposit ID | 10121356 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0230290002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Frost Prospect |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.48432, 45.08884 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 104 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Maine(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Meddybemps Lake West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Calais(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Fredericton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Maine Coastal(hydrologic unit)
Maine Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Maine Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maine | Washington |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Niccolite | Unknown |
| Pentlandite | Unknown |
| Pyroxene | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -67.48432, 45.08884 |
|---|
| Thickness | 7.6M | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 122M | ||||||||||
| Width | 98M | ||||||||||
| Area | 2.5HA | ||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr. Frost |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Maine |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 374M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 122M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0230290002 |
HOUSTON,R.S.,1956,GENETIC STUDY OF SOME PYRRHOTITE DEPOSITS
MAINE AND NEW BRUNSWICK, MAINE GEOLOCICAL SURVEY,BULLETIN 7.
YOUNGE,R.S.,1963, PROSPECT EVALUATIONS WASHINGTON COUNTY, MA
SPECIAL ECONOMIC STUDIES SERIES NO.3, MAINE GEOLOGICAL SURVE
DUNN GEOSCIENCE CORP. FILE ITEM: MAINE BASE METAL PROGRAM
DUNN GEOSCIENCE CORP. FILE ITEM: NICKEL-COPPER PROSPECT AREA
CENTRAL AND EASTERN MAINE.
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION - JACK BERGMAN,PROSPECTORS GEOPHYSICA
MONTREAL, CANADA ON 5 MAY 1975
KINGSTON,G.A.,F.V.CARRILLO,J.J.GRAY,AND P.MCILROY.AVAILABILI
U.S.PRIMARY NICKEL RESOURCES,BUMINES IC 8469,1970,57PP.
MATHEWS,INC,A.A.CAPITAL AND OPERATING COST ESTIMATING SYSTEM
BOOK-MINING AND BENEFICIATION OF METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC M
EXCEPT FOSSIL FUELS,IN THE UNITEDSTATES AND CANADA(DRAFT),U.
CONTRACT NO.J0255026
STECRLEY,R.C.,AND J.F.LEMONS JR.A METHOD FOR UPDATING COST E
MATES FOR THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM.BUMINES,MAS,MAY 1
PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTRACT NO J0155043 ENTERED 1976 REVISIONS BY DK HARRISON-T REC 050 COLS 34-37 WORK DONE BY NEW JERSEY ZINC CO. COLS 42- BY NORANDA MINES LTD., COLS 50-53 DONE BY BLACK HAWK MINING COLS 58-61 DONE BY FUNDY EXPLORAT IONS. REC 020 OWNER AS OF 1963-CURRENT OWNER UNDETERMINED-SOURCE R REC 080 COLS 21-75 INFO ON DIMENSIONS & DEP. CHAR. NOT AVAIL MATRIX 1 SOURCE OF TONNAGES IS JACK BERGMAN OF PROSPECTORS G ICAL REC 708-709 REC 120 & 151 ALL COST INFO FOR THESE RECORDS ARE TAKEN FROM 712 FROM GRAPHS WHICH APPROXIMATED THE MINING/MILLING AND CA COSTS FOR A TYPICAL UG SULFIDE OREBODY.THE GRAPH FIGURES REP ED 1969 DOLLARS.THE FIGURES WERE UPDATED USING AN INDEX DEVE BY SOG"A METHOD FOR UPDATING COST ESTIMATES FOR THE MINERALS ABILITY SYSTEM.TABLE 1 WAS RECALCULATED WITH THE ORIGINAL IN AT DEC 1969 AND THE NEW INDEX DEC 1975. THE RESPECTIVE NEW I WERE: MINING CAPITAL COST=1.72 , MINE OPERATING COSTS 1.79,M ITAL COSTS=1.71,MILL OPERATING COSTS 1.86 TPO REVISIONS-UPDATED MINE AND MILL OPERATING AND CAPITAL CO RECOSTING OF MINE AND MILL OPERATING AND CAPITAL COSTS WAS D 1977. ENTRIES BY D.C. UHRIN ON RECORDS 710 AND 819- 827 WERE FOR THE RECOSTING WORK. RECOSTING ESTIMATES WERE DONE USING REF.REC.712. ALL COSTS ARE IN MAY 1977 DOLLARS.COSTS UPDATED USING REF.RE DEPOSIT DIMENSIONS,DEPTH,AND TOTAL % SULFIDES WERE ESTIMATED INFORMATION IN BACKUP FILE. RECORD 120,COL.80.ACCORDING TO REF.REC 712,MILL WOULD OPERAT SHIFTS PER DAY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Uhrin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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