Pillsbury-Stevens Mine

Past Producer in Washington county in Maine, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, 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 10306882
Record type Site
Current site name Pillsbury-Stevens Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.95773, 44.98781 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Peaked Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Machias(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eastport(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 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • Location From Woody Thompson'S Database. Located Approx. .75 Mi S of Rt 1, Approx. .2 Mi E of Road To S, To Rogers/Stevens Point. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Galena Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.95773, 44.98781

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Granite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • One Pit 12' X 12', Estimated 18' Deep. One Shallow Trench 200' S of Pit.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Young, R. S., 1963, Prospect Evaluations, Washington County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 3, 86 P.Young, R. S., 1963, Prospect Evaluations, Washington County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 3, 86 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-SEP-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.