Franklin Mine

Prospect in Hancock county in Maine, United States with commodity 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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10291484
MRDS ID W016565
MAS/MILS ID 0230090173
Record type Site
Current site name Franklin Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -68.26795, 44.58184 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
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)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Hancock

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -68.26795, 44.58184

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Benjamin Franklin Mine

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    INDEX SERIES NO. 3, P. 19.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    VOL 2, P. 26.

  • Deposit

    YOUNG, ROBERT S, APRIL 15, 1962, ME GEOL SURVEY SPEC ECON

  • Deposit

    STUDIES SERIES NO. 2, PP. 96-97.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 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.