Irish Mine

Past Producer in Oxford county in Maine, United States with commodities Beryllium, Gemstone
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 10291633
MAS/MILS ID 0230170099
Record type Site
Current site name Irish Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.39442, 44.27416 (WGS84)
Elevation 262
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

West Sumner(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 Primary
Gemstone Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.39442, 44.27416

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Westinghouse Mine

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAND, JOHN R, MARCH, 1957, ME GEOL SURVEY MIN RES INDEX

  • Deposit

    SERIES NO 1, P. 13.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, PHILIP & OTHERS, 1958, ME MINES & MINERALS, VOL 1,

  • Deposit

    P. 12.

  • Deposit

    RAND, JOHN R, JUNE 30, 1957, ME GS MIN RES REF MAP 1.

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.