Jonesport Prospect

Unknown in Washington county in Maine, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Iron
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 10291272
MAS/MILS ID 0230290023
Record type Site
Current site name Jonesport Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -67.55872, 44.61524 (WGS84)
Elevation 12
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jonesport(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Machias(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eastport(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Devonian granite

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 NO. 3, P. 24.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, PHILIP & HINCKLEY, WM. P, 1959, ME MINES & MINERALS

  • Deposit

    VOL 2, 1959.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ENTRY DATE-APRIL 4 ,1977 REC A-1 NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON MINERALOGY REC 40 NO BRIDGE TO ISLAND,EVALUATION BASED ON 1941 MAP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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