| Deposit ID | 10218617 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0240210020 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hammond Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Pittinger Prospect |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.24888, 39.47283 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 128 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Frederick(county)
Maryland(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Libertytown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Frederick(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Monocacy(hydrologic unit)
Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)
Potomac(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maryland | Frederick |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Trench (1) | -77.24888, 39.47283 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1840 |
| Year of first production | 1854 |
| District name | Linganore |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0240210020 |
HEYL, A. V. AND N. C. PEARRE. COPPER, ZINC, LEAD, IRON, COBA
BARITE DEPOSITS IN THE PIEDMONT UPLAND OF MARYLAND. MARYLAND
SURVEY BULL. 28, 1965, PP. 7, 9, 29-34
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | YEAR ENTERED 1977 RECORD 010 FIELD 18-25/1941 ASSAY 1.12% CU, .12 OZ/TON AG RECORD 010 COL. 42/AT LEAST 3 TONS CU PRODUCED, TOTAL ESTIMA SMALL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Brocoum, A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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