Winslow Tin

Past Producer in Kennebec county in Maine, United States with commodity Tin
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10145455
MAS/MILS ID 0230110001
Record type Site
Current site name Winslow Tin
Alternate or previous names Maine Tin

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -69.61609, 44.53325 (WGS84)
Elevation 43

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kennebec(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fairfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Skowhegan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Kennebec River(hydrologic unit)

Kennebec(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kennebec(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Kennebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -69.61609, 44.53325

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1875

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KILLEEN P.NEWMAN W TIN IN US USGS MR MAP NO 44

  • Deposit

    RAND J. MAINE METAL MINES & PROSPECTS MIN.RES.INDEX 3 1958 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL VEINS IN SLATE. DISCOVERED 1875.DR A. HAMLIN FORMED ME. TIN MINING CO. IN 1880. DEPOSIT SISTS OF OPEN PIT AND 95 FT SHAFT NO AMT OF TIN IS GIVEN. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Harrison U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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