Copper Mine No. Dj-038

Past Producer in New Haven county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068033
MRDS ID W000944
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Mine No. Dj-038
Related records 10215968

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.82353, 41.51999 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Haven(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Meriden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Quinnipiac(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut New Haven

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Information Lacking. Arkosic Conglomerate, Sandstone and Siltstone In Area of Faults and Mafic Flows.
  • INFORMATION LACKING. ARKOSIC CONGLOMERATE, SANDSTONE AND SILTSTONE IN AREA OF FAULTS AND MAFIC FLOWS.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 87
USGS model code 23
Deposit model name Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu)
Mark3 model number 118

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.82353, 41.51999

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geol.Desc: Conn. Triassic Basin; Few Rock Exposures.
  • GEOL.DESC: CONN. TRIASSIC BASIN; FEW ROCK EXPOSURES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years PRE 1777

Mining district

District name Meriden

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. PROBABLY SMALL PRODUCTION OF COPPER ORE. HIGH GRADE COPPER ORE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. PROBABLY ONLY SMALL AMOUNT OF HIGH GRADE ORE REMAINS; MINE SITE IN URBAN AREA.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HANSHAW, P. M., 1968, "BEDROCK GEOL. MERIDEN QUAD.", USGS, GQ 738, SHORT TEXT

  • Production

    HANSHAW, 1968.

  • Deposit

    Hanshaw, P. M., 1968, "Bedrock Geol. Meriden Quad.", Usgs, Gq 738, Short Text.Hanshaw, P. M., 1968, "Bedrock Geol. Meriden Quad.", Usgs, Gq 738, Short Text.

  • Deposit

    Perkins, G.W., 1849, Historical Sketches Of Meriden, Conn., Franklin E. Hinman, West Meriden, Conn., Pg. 78-82Perkins, G.W., 1849, Historical Sketches Of Meriden, Conn., Franklin E. Hinman, West Meriden, Conn., Pg. 78-82

  • Deposit

    Harte, C.R., 1944, Conn.'S Iron And Copper, Conn. Society Of Civil Engineers, 60th Annual Report, Pg 159-160Harte, C.R., 1944, Conn.'S Iron And Copper, Conn. Society Of Civil Engineers, 60th Annual Report, Pg 159-160

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Hanshaw'S Map At 1:24000 Locates Mine In Text. Mine Location Not Exact. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit HANSHAW'S MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES MINE IN TEXT. MINE LOCATION NOT EXACT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1972 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey Added Model_Num And Model
Updater 21-AUG-1997 Mchone, Nancy Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey

Beyond USGS

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