| Deposit ID | 10268259 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0250170001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dracut Deposit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -71.29947, 42.66667 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 46 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Middlesex(county)
Massachusetts(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lowell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lowell(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Boston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Winnipesaukee River(hydrologic unit)
Merrimack(hydrologic accounting unit)
Merrimack(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Massachusetts | Middlesex |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Augite | Unknown |
| Hypersthene | Unknown |
| Pentlandite | Unknown |
| Plagioclase | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -71.29947, 42.66667 |
|---|
| |||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1939 |
| Year of first production | 1876 |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0250170001 |
DENNEN,WH,1943,A NICKEL DEPOSIT NEAR DRACUT,MASS: ECON GEOL,
1,PP 25-55.
BROEDEL,CH,AND CORNWALL,CH,1954,NICKEL AND COBALT IN NEW ENG
AND NEW YORK, NEW ENGLAND-NEW YORK INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE: M
RESOURCES STUDY AND REPORT GROUP,PP 32-42.
DUNN GEOSCIENCE CORP FILE ITEM: MEMORANDUM-JAMES R DUNN TO R
F BEERS,MAY6 1959,SUBJECT: POND SETTLEMENT IRON ORE PROPERTY
DRACUT NICKEL PROPERTY.
DUNN GEOSCIENCE CORP FILE ITEM: MEMORANDOM-ROLAND F BEERS TO
R DUNN,MAY 22,1959,SUBJECT: ASSAYOF NICKEL-BEARING SAMPLES,4
4B,DRACUT,MASS.
NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS
NOT ON RCF OR CMS LISTS 10/81
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REC 010-COMMODITY NAMES-ACCORDING TO DENNEN,REC 700 SPECTROG ANALYSIS OF THE PYRROTITE SHOWS A SMALL CONTENT OF NI.& CO. SAME REFERENCE ALSO INDICATES THAT THE DEPOSIT HAS BEEN WORK VARIOUS TIMES FOR GOLD SILVER IRON COPPER AND NICKEL. REC 080 COLS 35-75 DETAILED DIMENSIONS FOR DEPOSIT ARE NOT A CONTRACT NO J0155043 ENTERED 1976 REVISIONS BY DK HARRISON T |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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