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Home Silver Mine

Past Producer in Hancock county in Maine, United States with commodities Lead, Copper, Silver
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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 10306816
Record type Site
Current site name Home Silver Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.03228, 44.46875 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Winter Harbor(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bar Harbor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Hancock

Comments on the location information

  • Take Rte 186 S From Rte 1 At Gouldsboro 1 Km To Alexander Lane On L. Shaft Is Approx 75' S of Alexander Lane, Approx 100 Yards From Rte 186. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.03228, 44.46875
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Granite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Two Shafts, One Is 81' Deep (Mri3) Or One Shaft and One Shallow Pit (Young).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Morrill, P., And Hinckley, W.P., 1959, Eastern Maine: Maine Mines And Minerals, V. 2, Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.Morrill, P., And Hinckley, W.P., 1959, Eastern Maine: Maine Mines And Minerals, V. 2, Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.

  • Deposit

    Maine Geological Survey (Hussey, A. M., Ii; Compiler), 1958, Maine Metal Mines And Prospects: Maine Geological Survey Minerals Resources Index 3, 53 P.Maine Geological Survey (Hussey, A. M., Ii; Compiler), 1958, Maine Metal Mines And Prospects: Maine Geological Survey Minerals Resources Index 3, 53 P.

  • 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-JUL-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor
Editor 01-DEC-02 Woodruff, L. G. U.S. Geological Survey

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