| Deposit ID | 10121843 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0230310012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boston Acton Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Acton Consolidated |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.89945, 43.55826 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 213 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
York(county)
Maine(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Great East Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Portland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Portland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Piscataqua-Salmon Falls(hydrologic unit)
Saco(hydrologic accounting unit)
Saco(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maine | York |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -70.89945, 43.55826 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0230310012 |
HUSSEY, A.M. AND AUSTIN, M.B. (1958), "MAINE METAL MINES AND
CTS", MAINE GEOL. SURV., MIN. RES. INDEX NO.3, 53 PP.
MORRILL, PHILIP, 1958, "MAINE MINES AND MINERALS", VOL.1, WE
AINE, DILLINGHAM NAT. HISTORY MUSEUM, NAPLES, ME.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DATE OF COMMENTS: JUNE, 1976. REC. 010, COMMODITY 4, ARSENOPYRITE COULD BE A DELETERIOUS MINERAL REC. 011, DEPOSIT NAME, BOSTON ACTON, IS PART OF A GROUP OF CALLED ACTON CONSOLIDATED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Dunn, George | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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