Haskell Prospect

Prospect in Aroostook county in Maine, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10170150
MAS/MILS ID 0230030019
Record type Site
Current site name Haskell Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -67.85182, 46.03884 (WGS84)
Elevation 221

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aroostook(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Houlton South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Houlton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Woodstock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Meduxnekeag River(hydrologic unit)

St. John(hydrologic accounting unit)

St. John(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Aroostook

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -67.85182, 46.03884

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1947

Mining district

District name Southern Aroos.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1947
    Inferred 3250mt commodity
    Total resources 4570mt commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 7 wt-pct Manganese Major 1947
    Iron Fe 16.9 wt-pct Iron Trace 1947
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1947
    Indicated 1320mt ore
    Demonstrated 1320mt ore
    Total resources 1320mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 7.5 wt-pct Manganese Major 1947
    Iron Fe 16.9 wt-pct Iron Trace 1947

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MILLER, R. MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF AROOSTOOK CO.,MAINE.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MAINE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 4, 1947,P.38.

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 5392,P. 3

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF THE PANEL ON MANGANESE RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY.

  • Deposit

    NATIONAL MINERALS ADVISORY BOARD,NMAB-323,1976,81PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE SEQUENCE NO. 23-003-0044, SOU AROOSTOOK MANGANESE DISTRICT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Dw,Cpm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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