| Deposit ID | 10240135 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000263 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0090050003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mitchell Nickel Sulfide Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mitchell Deposit, Mount Prospect |
| Related records | 10067488 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.26174, 41.96669 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 274 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Litchfield(county)
Connecticut(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
South Canaan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Waterbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Housatonic(hydrologic unit)
Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Connecticut | Litchfield |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Biotite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Clinohypersthene | Unknown |
| Hornblende | Unknown |
| Hypersthene | Unknown |
| Paragonite | Unknown |
| Pentlandite | Unknown |
| Plagioclase | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -73.26174, 41.96669 |
|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0090050003 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000263 | MAS references MRDS |
HOWE,E,1915,SULPHIDE-BEARING ROCKS FROM LITCHFIELD,CONN.,ECO
VOLUMN 10 PP330-347
CAMERON,EN,1943,ORIGIN OF SULPHIDES IN THE NICKEL DEPOSITS O
PROSPECT,CONN:BULLETIN GEOL SOC. OF AMERICA,VOL 54,PP651-686
CORNWALL,HR,1966,NICKEL DEPOSITS IN NORTH AMERICA,US GEOL SU
BULLETIN 1223.
RICE,W.N.,AND GREGORY,H.E.,1906,MANUAL OF THE GEOLOGY OF CON
HARTFORD PRESS.
SCHAIRER,J.F.,1931,THE MINERALS OF CONN.,STATE GEOLOGICAL AN
NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY,BULLETIN NO.51.
GATES,RM,AND BRADLEY,WC,1952,THE GEOLOGY OF THE NEW PRESTON
STATE GEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY OF CONN,MISC SER
BROEDEL,CH,AND CORNWALL,HR,1954 NICKEL AND COBALT IN NEW ENG
AND NEW YORK,NEW ENGLAND-NEW YORKINTER AGENCY COMMITTEE: MIN
RESOURCES STUDY AND REPORT GROUP,PP32-42.
DUNN GEOSCIENCE CORP FILE ITEM: MEMORANDUM,APRIL 29,1959,JAM
DUNN TO ROLAND F BEERS,SUBJECT:POLISHED SPECIMENS STUDY,MT P
,CONN
US BUMINES WAR MINERALS REPT FILES-CONN. NICKEL PROSPECTS 91
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTRACT J0155043-ENTERED 1976 REVISIONS BY DK HARRISON TPO REC 010 COLS 22-24 ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME INDICATION THAT CO MAY BE PRESENT (WMR 91.3081)THE EXACT AMOUNT IS UNDETERMINED REC 080 COLS 35-75 INFO FOR DEPOSIT DIMENSIONS IS NOT AVAILA TPO REVISIONS-ADDED COBALT TO REC 010,ALSO ADDED RECS 718 &8 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Dunn, George | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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