Mascot Lead Zinc Mine

Past Producer in Coos county in New Hampshire, United States with commodities Lead, Manganese, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10126100
MAS/MILS ID 0330070001
Record type Site
Current site name Mascot Lead Zinc Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.17805, 44.40136 (WGS84)
Elevation 396

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Coos(county)

New Hampshire(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Berlin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Washington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lewiston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Androscoggin River(hydrologic unit)

Androscoggin(hydrologic accounting unit)

Androscoggin(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Hampshire Coos

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.17805, 44.40136

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1924
Year of first production 1924

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs. Wooster
    Interest 100
    Home office New Hampshire
    Year 1974

Comments on the production information

  • 15 TONS OF MN ORE SHIPPED FROM THIS MINE IN 1924

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CONFIDENTIAL FILES, WAR MINERALS EXAM., MASCOT MINE, COOS CO

  • Deposit

    MEYERS TR AND STEW GW 1955,NEW HAMPSHIRE MINES AND PROSPECTS

  • Deposit

    HAMPSHIRE STATE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MAP

  • Deposit

    COX D.P.,1970 LEAD ZINC-SILVER DEPOSITS RELATED TO THE WHITE

  • Deposit

    PLUTONIC SERIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE USGS BUL 13120 D1

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.