| Deposit ID | 10306843 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jones Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.75363, 44.42293 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hancock(county)
Maine(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Castine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bar Harbor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maine | Hancock |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Model code | 184 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28a |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, kuroko |
| Mark3 model number | 93 |
| (1) | -68.75363, 44.42293 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tuff, Tuff Agglomerate, Castine Fm |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
Young, R. S., 1962, Prospect Evaluations, Hancock County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 2, 113 P.Young, R. S., 1962, Prospect Evaluations, Hancock County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 2, 113 P.
Cheney, E.S., 1969, Geology Of The Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Southwestern Hancock County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Open-File Report, Special Economic Studies Series 6, 148 P.Cheney, E.S., 1969, Geology Of The Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Southwestern Hancock County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Open-File Report, Special Economic Studies Series 6, 148 P.
Emmons, W.H., 1910, Some Ore Deposits In Maine And The Milan Mine, New Hampshire: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 432, 62 P.Emmons, W.H., 1910, Some Ore Deposits In Maine And The Milan Mine, New Hampshire: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 432, 62 P.
Fred Beck, Personal Communication, 1998.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-98 | Beck, F.M. | Contractor | |
| Editor | 01-DEC-02 | Woodruff, L. G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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