| Deposit ID | 10170170 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0230030015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Westford Hill |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.83622, 46.03324 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 229 |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maine | Aroostook |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -67.83622, 46.03324 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1944 |
| District name | Southern Aroos. |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rodney W. Long |
| Home office | Maine |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Robinson Gerow And B. Mcquarrie And A. Nightingale |
| Home office | Maine |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | N. Mclellan And Claude Benson And R. Howard |
| Home office | Maine |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. R. Hand And H. L. London |
| Home office | Maine |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 4980mt commodity | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 7010mt commodity | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 2032mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2032mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2032mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0230030015 |
MILLER, R. MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF AROOSTOOK CO.,MAINE.
MAINE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 4 , 1947, P.38.
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 5392, P. 3
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 6119, P. 17
REPORT OF THE PANEL ON MANGANESE RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY.
NATIONAL MINERALS ADVISORY BOARD, NMAB-323,1976,81PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE SEQUENCE NO. 23-003-0044, SOU AROOSTOOK MANGANESE DISTRICT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Dw,Cpm | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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