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Eureka-Union Mine

Past Producer in Orange county in Vermont, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10252417
MRDS ID W017531
MAS/MILS ID 0500170008
Record type Site
Current site name Eureka-Union Mine
Alternate or previous names Smith/Bicknell Mine, Pikehill Mine, Pike Hill/Cornith/Cupram Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -72.30279, 44.05857 (WGS84)
Elevation 518

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orange(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Topsham(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Montpelier(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ammonoosuc River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Orange

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Unknown
Mica Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 2HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2
    Date of Last Modification 820616

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1854
Year of first production 1866

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Vermont Copper Co., Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Vermont
    Year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Indicated 35000mt ore
    Demonstrated 35000mt ore
    Total resources 35000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.3 wt-pct Copper Trace 1977
    Zinc Zn 0.1 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1977

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OLD ABANDONED MINE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Mishra, C.P. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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