Egypt Mine

Unknown in Hancock county in Maine, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10242807
MAS/MILS ID 0230090025
Record type Site
Current site name Egypt Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -68.28795, 44.56305 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hancock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Hancock

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -68.28795, 44.56305

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    INDEX SERIES NO9 3, P. 18.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, PHILIP & HINKLEY, WM P, 1959, ME NINES & MINERALS,

  • Deposit

    VOL 2, P. 26.

  • Deposit

    ELLSWORTH 15' USGS MAP, MINE MAP REPOSITORY.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ENTRY DATE MARCH,1977 REC A-1 NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON MINERALOGY REC 40 EVALUATIONS BASED ON 1956 MAP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Uhrin U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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