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Higgins Manganese Deposit

Occurrence in Aroostook county in Maine, United States with commodities Manganese, Iron
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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 10306782
Record type Site
Current site name Higgins Manganese Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.13206, 46.68538 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aroostook(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mapleton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Presque Isle(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 Miller, 1947. Located E of Mapleton, 1.1 Mi E of Presque Isle Stream On Rte 163, Extends From Rte 163 N To Bangor & Aroostook Rr Just E of Farm Road. On Land of R.R. Higgins (1947). Accurate To 300 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.13206, 46.68538
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Green And Red Slate

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Eight Prospecting Trenches and Five Diamond Drill Holes Put In By Manganese Ore Co., 1943-1944. Four of the Holes Were Inclined 45 Deg, To Vertical Depths of 50 To 150'.

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
Editor 01-DEC-02 Woodruff, L. G. U.S. Geological Survey

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