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Daggett Hill Iron Pit

Past Producer in Aroostook county in Maine, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese
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  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 10306770
Record type Site
Current site name Daggett Hill Iron Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.84961, 46.01533 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aroostook(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Houlton South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Houlton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Woodstock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Meduxnekeag 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 Miller, 1947. Located Approx. .2 Mi E of Rte 1, Crest of Dagget Hill, Approx. 1.1 Mi N of Hodgdon-Cary Plt Town Line. Farm of Donoald Tidd (1947). Accurate To 300 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Iron Oxides-Hydrated Ore
Manganese Ox-Hydrous Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.84961, 46.01533
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Shale

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Pit Worked For Iron Around 1900.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Miller, R. L., 1947, Manganese Deposits Of Aroostook County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Bulletin 4, 77 P.Miller, R. L., 1947, Manganese Deposits Of Aroostook County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Bulletin 4, 77 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor Replaces W101897 In Part
Editor 01-DEC-02 Woodruff, L. G. U.S. Geological Survey

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