Johnson Prospect

Prospect in Washington county in Maine, United States with commodities Silica, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10194274
MAS/MILS ID 0230290018
Record type Site
Current site name Johnson Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -67.19431, 44.65634 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -67.19431, 44.65634

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    YOUNG, R.S., 1963, "PROSPECT EVALUATIONS, WASHINGTON COUNTY,

  • Deposit

    " MAINE GEOL. SURV. SPEC. ECON. SER. NO. 3, 86 P.

  • Deposit

    HUSSEY, A.M. AND AUSTIN, M.B. (1958), "MAINE METAL MINES AND

  • Deposit

    CTS," MAINE GEOL. SURV., MIN. RES., MIN. RES. INDEX NO. 3, 5

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATE OF COMMENTS: JUNE, 1976. REC. 010, COMMODITY 2 (QTZ.) IS A NON-RECOVERABLE GANGUE MINERAL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.