Jonesport Mine

Past Producer in Washington county in Maine, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold
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 10306869
Record type Site
Current site name Jonesport Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.55535, 44.61316 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jonesport(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Machias(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eastport(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Washington

Comments on the location information

  • Coordinates Are For Center of Dunn Island; Exact Shaft Location Unknown. Accurate To 500 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.55535, 44.61316

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Leighton Formation, Basaltic Member (Osberg Et Al, 1985)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Shaft 20 Feet Deep.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    Osberg, P.H., Hussey, A.M., And Boone, G.M., 1985, Bedrock Geologic Map Of Maine: Maine Geological Survey, Scale 1:5000,000.Osberg, P.H., Hussey, A.M., And Boone, G.M., 1985, Bedrock Geologic Map Of Maine: Maine Geological Survey, Scale 1:5000,000.

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

Beyond USGS

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