Donlon Prospect

Past Producer in Hancock 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 10306808
Record type Site
Current site name Donlon Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.43393, 44.49981 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Newbury Neck(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bar Harbor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Hancock

Comments on the location information

  • Location Based On Young, 1962. Located On Shore of Union River, Just S of Ellsworth City Boundary. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.43393, 44.49981

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Chorite Schist, Ellsworth Fm

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • One Shaft, 8 X 8', Adjacent To Shore.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Young, R. S., 1962, Prospect Evaluations, Hancock County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 2, 113 P.Young, R. S., 1962, Prospect Evaluations, Hancock County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 2, 113 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-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.