Bfd

Occurrence in Aroostook county in Maine, United States with commodity Copper
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. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10306767
Record type Site
Current site name Bfd

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.16865, 46.29849 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aroostook(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Saint Croix Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Presque Isle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Aroostook River(hydrologic unit)

St. John(hydrologic accounting unit)

St. John(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Aroostook

Comments on the location information

  • Location From Fred Beck. Located On Nw Side of Howe Brook Mountain, Approx. .4 Mi Nw of Lookout Tower. Accurate To 300 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.16865, 46.29849

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Dark Colored

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Some Core Holes Drilled, Early 1970s.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Cummings, J.S., 1988, Geochemical Detection Of Volcanogenic Massive Sulphides In Humid-Temperate Terrain (Using Surficial Methods): Bangor, Maine, United States. 298 P.Cummings, J.S., 1988, Geochemical Detection Of Volcanogenic Massive Sulphides In Humid-Temperate Terrain (Using Surficial Methods): Bangor, Maine, United States. 298 P.

  • Deposit

    Fred Beck, Personal Communication, 1998.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor
Editor 01-DEC-02 Woodruff, L. G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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