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Johnson Silver and Copper Mine

Past Producer in Washington county in Maine, United States with commodities Zinc, Copper, 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. 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 10306885
Record type Site
Current site name Johnson Silver and Copper Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.19515, 44.65431 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cutler(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

  • Location From Woody Thompson'S Database. Located On E Shore of Eastern Knubble (E of Cutler Village), 200' W of Shoreline, 400' N of Little River Ledge. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.19515, 44.65431
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gabbro

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Trench Nearly 300' Long, Maximum Depth 15'. Untimbered Shaft At N End of Trench, 5' X 8', Plumbed To Depth of 10'.

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

    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

    Colby, Geo. N. & Co. (Publishers), 1881, Map Of The Hancock County Section Of The Mining Districts Of Eastern Maine: Geo. N. Colby & Co., Ellsworth, Maine, Scale 1:158:400.Colby, Geo. N. & Co. (Publishers), 1881, Map Of The Hancock County Section Of The Mining Districts Of Eastern Maine: Geo. N. Colby & Co., Ellsworth, Maine, Scale 1:158:400.

  • 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.

  • Deposit

    Gates, O., 1961, The Geology Of The Cutler And Moose River Quadrangles, Washington County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Bulletin 13, 67 P.Gates, O., 1961, The Geology Of The Cutler And Moose River Quadrangles, Washington County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Bulletin 13, 67 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

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