Lady Elgin Mine

Past Producer in Hancock county in Maine, United States with commodities Copper, Silver

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10306817
Record type	Site
Current site name	Lady Elgin Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-68.55667, 44.33835 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brooklin(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 From Woody Thompson'S Database. On Blue Hill Neck, On Shoreline At High Head. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary
Silver	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Malachite	Ore
Silver	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-68.55667, 44.33835	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Regional
Structure description	Quartz-Chlorite Schist, Ellsworth

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the workings information

Small Open Cut and 2 Shafts. Open Cut Extends From Shore Toward Multi-Compartment Shaft, 5' X 14'8", 70' Deep; Covered By Heavy Plank Platform. (Young, 1962; Mri3)

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

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

Beyond USGS

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