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Hodges Nickel and Sulfide Prospect

Occurrence in Litchfield county in Connecticut, United States with commodities Sulfur, Nickel, Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068172
MRDS ID W001117
Record type Site
Current site name Hodges Nickel and Sulfide Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.16553, 41.83299 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Litchfield(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Torrington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Waterbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Housatonic(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Litchfield

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Water Filled Pit, Small Dumps; Magnetic Surveys and Drilling Programs By Several Companies. No Further Activity, Or Published Information. Pit 15 Feet By 40 Feet, Much Dump Material
  • WATER FILLED PIT, SMALL DUMPS; MAGNETIC SURVEYS AND DRILLING PROGRAMS BY SEVERAL COMPANIES. NO FURTHER ACTIVITY, OR PUBLISHED INFORMATION. PIT 15 FEET BY 40 FEET, MUCH DUMP MATERIAL

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Ilmenite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Sphene Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Plagioclase Gangue
Hornblende Gangue
Apatite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Chlorite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 13
USGS model code 7a
Deposit model name Synorogenic-synvolcanic Ni-Cu
Mark3 model number 19

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.16553, 41.83299
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geol.Desc: Intrusive In Fault Zone; Hornblendite In Hornblende Gabbro.
  • GEOL.DESC: INTRUSIVE IN FAULT ZONE; HORNBLENDITE IN HORNBLENDE GABBRO.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Torrington

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. LARGE LOW GRADE SULFIDE OCCURRENCE OF UNPUBLISHED SIZE AND DEPTH, WITH ASSAYS UNAVAILABLE; PROBABLY SMALL AMOUNT OF HIGH GRADE SULFIDE ORE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall length 12.19M
    Overall width 4.57M

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AGAR, W. M., 1930, "HODGES NICKEL PROSPECT", AMER. JOUR. SCI., FIFTH SERIES, V. 19, SKETCH, MAP, TEXT, PG. 185 TO 194

  • Deposit

    Agar, W. M., 1930, "Hodges Nickel Prospect", Amer. Jour. Sci., Fifth Series, V. 19, Sketch, Map, Text, Pg. 185 To 194.Agar, W. M., 1930, "Hodges Nickel Prospect", Amer. Jour. Sci., Fifth Series, V. 19, Sketch, Map, Text, Pg. 185 To 194.

  • Deposit

    Gates, R.M., And Christensen, N.I., 1965, "The Bedrock Geology Of The West Torrington Quadrangle, Conn.," State Geological And Natural History Survey Of Conn. Quad. Report No. 17, Pg. 36Gates, R.M., And Christensen, N.I., 1965, "The Bedrock Geology Of The West Torrington Quadrangle, Conn.," State Geological And Natural History Survey Of Conn. Quad. Report No. 17, Pg. 36

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Gates' Map At 1:24000 Locates Mine By Symbol. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit GATES' MAP AT 1:24000 LOCATES MINE BY SYMBOL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-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

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