Mount Mica Mine

Past Producer in Oxford county in Maine, United States with commodities Gemstone, 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. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10194026
MAS/MILS ID 0230170119
Record type Site
Current site name Mount Mica Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.47772, 44.27056 (WGS84)
Elevation 299
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

West Sumner(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lewiston(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
Gemstone Primary
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.47772, 44.27056

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    INDEX SERIES NO 3, P. 29.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    P. 37.

  • Deposit

    RAND, JOHN R, JUNE 30, 1957, ME GS 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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusTemporarily Idled since 05/11/2026
MSHA mine ID1700832
Mine name (MSHA)MOUNT MICA
Current operatorCOROMOTO MINERALS LLC
Current controller (parent)Gary M Freeman
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (505 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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