Dodlin Hill

Occurrence in Somerset county in Maine, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Zirconium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008393
MRDS ID D000505
Record type Site
Current site name Dodlin Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.7994, 44.68328 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somerset(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Norridgewock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Skowhegan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Kennebec River(hydrologic unit)

Kennebec(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kennebec(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Somerset

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Zircon Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.7994, 44.68328

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL & HINCKLEY, 1959, MAINE MINES & MINERALS V. 2 EAST MAINE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 King, Robert U. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusIntermittent since 10/14/2024
MSHA mine ID1701137
Mine name (MSHA)Dodlin Hill Quarry
Current operatorRockport Granite Inc
Current controller (parent)Joshua P Carle
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (423 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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