Dunton Mine

Past Producer in Oxford county in Maine, United States with commodities Beryllium, Feldspar, Gemstone, Lithium, Mica, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Tantalum, Tin, Uranium, Zirconium
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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10145679
MAS/MILS ID 0230170027
Record type Site
Current site name Dunton Mine
Alternate or previous names Neville Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.72363, 44.54276 (WGS84)
Elevation 463
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oxford(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

East Andover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rumford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lewiston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Androscoggin River(hydrologic unit)

Androscoggin(hydrologic accounting unit)

Androscoggin(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Oxford

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Feldspar Primary
Gemstone Primary
Lithium Critical Primary
Mica Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Zirconium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.72363, 44.54276

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Newry Gem Mine

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAND, JOHN R, MARCH, 19578 ME GEOL SURVEY MIN RES INDEX

  • Deposit

    SERIES NO 1, P. 10.

  • Deposit

    CAMERON, EUGENE N & OTHERS, 1954, USGS PROF PAPER 255,

  • Deposit

    PP. 80-83.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, PHILIP & OTHERS, 1958, ME MINES & MINERALS, VOL 1,

  • Deposit

    P. 10.

  • Deposit

    RAND, JOHN R, JUNE 30, 1957, ME MIN RES REF MAP 1.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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.