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Mount Chase

Occurrence in Penobscot county in Maine, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  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 10048799
MRDS ID MP90026
Record type Site
Current site name Mount Chase

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.445, 46.134 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Penobscot(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Green Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Presque Isle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mattawamkeag River(hydrologic unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic accounting unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Penobscot

Comments on the location information

  • Located Approx. 2 Mi Nne of Mt Chase, On Se Facing Slope Nw of Pickett Mtn Pond. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.445, 46.134
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Submarine Volcanic And Sedimentary Rocks, Ordovician

Comments on the geologic information

  • Footwall Consists of Rhyolitic Flows, Qtz-Feldspar Crystal Tuff, Altered Tuffaceous Breccias. Stringer Zone Underlies Western Isde of Footwall Rocks. Two Adjacent Lenses of Massive Sulfide Within Same Stratigraphic Horizon. Hanging Wall Sequence of Cry

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Approx. 120 Exploration Drill Holes. Geochemical and Geophysical Grids.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCULLY, M.V., 1993B, THE MOUNT CHASE MASSIVE-SULFIDE DEPOSIT, PENOBSCOT COUNTY, MAINE, IN MCCUTCHEON, S.R., ED., LOWER PALEOZOIC VMS DEPOSITS OF MAINE: CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGY AND PETROLEUM, BATHURST '93, APPLICATION OF RECENT GEOLOGICAL CONCEPTS TO EXPLORATION IN THE NORTHERN APPALACHIANS, BATHURST, NEW BRUNSWICK, SEPTEMBER 9-11, 1993, P. 45-54

  • Deposit

    Scully, M.V., 1993, The Mount Chase Massive-Sulfide Deposit, Penobscot County, Maine: In Mccuthcheon, S.R. (Ed.), Lower Paleozoic Vms Deposits Of Maine: Canadian Institute Of Mining, Metallurgy And Petroleum, Bathurst '93, Application OfScully, M.V., 1993, The Mount Chase Massive-Sulfide Deposit, Penobscot County, Maine: In Mccuthcheon, S.R. (Ed.), Lower Paleozoic Vms Deposits Of Maine: Canadian Institute Of Mining, Metallurgy And Petroleum, Bathurst '93, Application Of

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-JUL-95 Sachiko Tanikawa U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor Checked Location; Commodities, References
Editor 01-DEC-02 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey Entered Ore Material Codes; Expanded References; Calculated Lat/Long.

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