Cross Island Prospect

Prospect in Washington county in Maine, United States with commodity Copper
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 10145818
MAS/MILS ID 0230290022
Record type Site
Current site name Cross Island Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -67.31872, 44.60664 (WGS84)
Elevation 9
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cross Island(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Machias(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eastport(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)

Federal lands

Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)

National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -67.31872, 44.60664

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Neptune Prospect

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUSSEY II, ARTHUR M, JUNE 1, 1958, ME GEOL SURVEY MIN RES

  • Deposit

    INDEX SER NO. 3, P. 14.

  • Deposit

    YOUNG, ROBERT S, MAY, 1963, ME GEOL SURVEY SPEC ECON STUDIES

  • Deposit

    SERIES NO. 3, PP. 60 & 63.

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.