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Milton Silver Mine

Past Producer in Hancock county in Maine, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10306836
Record type Site
Current site name Milton Silver Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.22983, 44.52727 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sullivan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bangor(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. Rte 1 To West Sullivan. Just E of Singing Bridge Footings, N Side of Taunton Bay. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Silver Ore
Galena Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.22983, 44.52727
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ellsworth Fm?

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Two Shafts. #1 Is 160' Deep, With Crosscut 420' Lonog. #2 Is 180' Deep With Crosscut 230' To N and 105' To S. Total Length of Shafts, Levels, Drifts & Winzes Is 1630'. (Mri3)

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.

  • 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

    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.

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

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