Horan Head Prospect

Occurrence in Washington county in Maine, United States with commodities Lead, Copper

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10306886
Record type	Site
Current site name	Horan Head Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-67.06493, 44.86346 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Lubec(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 Based On Young, 1963. Se Corner of Denbow Neck, Along Shore. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Lead	Primary
Copper	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Galena	Ore
Chalcopyrite	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-67.06493, 44.86346	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Regional
Structure description	Felsic Tuffs, Carbonate Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the workings information

One Small Pit 7' X 10' X 10' Deep. (Young, 1963)

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.

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.