Little Singepole Quarries

Past Producer in Oxford county in Maine, United States with commodities Beryllium, Mica, Stone, Dimension, Tin
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10266943
MAS/MILS ID 0230170007
Record type Site
Current site name Little Singepole Quarries

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.41912, 44.22326 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
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

Oxford(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
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Mica Tertiary
Stone, Dimension Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Alabandite Unknown
Beryl Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Columbite Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.41912, 44.22326

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 804M
    Width 402M
    Area 32HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Total Surface Area (HA) 32
    Date of Last Modification 820319

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Paris-Rumford

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAMERON,E.,OTHERS PEGM. INVESTG. IN N. ENG. USGS PP 255,1954

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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