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Leach Shaft (1969-71)

Past Producer in Hancock county in Maine, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver
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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 10306839
Record type Site
Current site name Leach Shaft (1969-71)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.79819, 44.32998 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cape Rosier(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 Cape Rosier Road S From Harborside. Mine Is Approx. 100m From Road, On Ne Side. 1500m S of Cape Rosier Mine. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Galena Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Nearby scientific data

(1) Devonian - Silurian Castine Formation
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Castine Volcanic Agglomerate

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Four-Foot Diameter Circular Shaft, 196' Deep; With Underground Workings.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Bouley, B.A., 1978, Volcanic Stratigraphy, Stratabound Sulfide Deposits, Relative Age Relationships In The East Penobscot Bay Area: Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, University Of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 168 P.Bouley, B.A., 1978, Volcanic Stratigraphy, Stratabound Sulfide Deposits, Relative Age Relationships In The East Penobscot Bay Area: Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, University Of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 168 P.

  • Deposit

    Fred Beck, Personal Communication, 1998.

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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