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Cooper Mine (1903-1906)

Past Producer in Washington county in Maine, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Tungsten
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008395
MRDS ID D000508
Record type Site
Current site name Cooper Mine (1903-1906)
Alternate or previous names Cooper Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.45453, 44.98243 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake Cathance(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 From Woody Thompson'S Database. E Side of Cooper Hill, Approx 1 Mi S of Mill Stream Crossing On Rte 191, Just E of Road. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Tungsten Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Molybdenite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.45453, 44.98243
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Granite

Comments on the geologic information

  • "?Molybdenite Crystals 1 To 2 Inches In Diameter?" In Pegmatites (Smith, 1905, Quoted In Emmons, 1910) According To Young, 1963, No Specimens Were Present In Dump Rock Suggestive of "High Grade Ore" Or Earlier Reports.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Water-Filled Open Pit, Approx 100' Across. Shaft Reported To Be 50' Deep. Mill. Several Small Pits and Dumps.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    Morrill, P., And Hinckley, W.P., 1959, Eastern Maine: Maine Mines And Minerals, V. 2, Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.Morrill, P., And Hinckley, W.P., 1959, Eastern Maine: Maine Mines And Minerals, V. 2, Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.

  • 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

    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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-JUL-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor Checked Location, Commodity Codes, References; Geologic Comments
Reporter 01-AUG-74 King, Robert U. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-DEC-02 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey Updated Commodities, Ore Materials, Calculated Lat/Long

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