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Big Hill Lead Mine (1906)

Past Producer in Washington county in Maine, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, Copper, 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 10306870
Record type Site
Current site name Big Hill Lead Mine (1906)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.21028, 44.96026 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pembroke(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 Based On Young, 1963. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Galena Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Chalcocite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.21028, 44.96026
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Tuff, Diabase

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Comments on the workings information

  • A Main Open Cut On the "West Vein"; Other Pits Incude "Western Pits", Pits On the Big Spruce-Farnsworth Vein, and Silver Vein. (Young, 1959) Mostly Lead and Zinc. (Fred Beck)

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

    Li, C. Y., 1942, Genesis Of Some Ore Deposits Of Southeastern Maine: Geological Society Of America Bulletin, V. 53, P. 15-51.Li, C. Y., 1942, Genesis Of Some Ore Deposits Of Southeastern Maine: Geological Society Of America Bulletin, V. 53, P. 15-51.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor Separated From W102008
Editor 01-DEC-02 Woodruff, L. G. U.S. Geological Survey

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