Ross Cove Prospect

Occurrence in Piscataquis county in Maine, United States with commodities Zinc, 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 10306867
Record type Site
Current site name Ross Cove Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.57866, 46.22927 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Piscataquis(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Caucomgomoc Lake East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chamberlain Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Presque Isle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

West Branch Penobscot River(hydrologic unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic accounting unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Piscataquis

Comments on the location information

  • Location From Schematic Map of Cummings, 1988. Se Quadrant of T7 R14 Wels, On Ridge Between Ross Cove On Caucomogmoc Lake, and Round Pond. Accurate To 500 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Bornite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.57866, 46.22927

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Calcar. And Tuffaceous Seds Assoc W/Flows, Pyrocl.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Drilled.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Cummings, J.S., 1988, Geochemical Detection Of Volcanogenic Massive Sulphides In Humid-Temperate Terrain (Using Surficial Methods): Bangor, Maine, United States. 298 P.Cummings, J.S., 1988, Geochemical Detection Of Volcanogenic Massive Sulphides In Humid-Temperate Terrain (Using Surficial Methods): Bangor, Maine, United States. 298 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-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.