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Stevenson Bowers Hill Copper Mine

Past Producer in New Haven county in Connecticut, United States with commodity 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. 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 10068211
MRDS ID W001159
Record type Site
Current site name Stevenson Bowers Hill Copper Mine
Related records 10118710

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.16854, 41.39299 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Haven(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Southbury(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bridgeport(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 New Haven

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Information Lacking. Mine Location Not Verified. Minerals Not Identified.
  • INFORMATION LACKING. MINE LOCATION NOT VERIFIED. MINERALS NOT IDENTIFIED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Plagioclase Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.16854, 41.39299
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geol.Desc: Collinsville Highly Metamorphosed Tuffs and Pyroclastics With Numerous Thick Amphibolite, Marble, and Quartzite Layers In Uppermost Part of Section; Overlain By Highly Metamorphosed Clay Rich Shales With Some Amphibolite and Marble Layers Of
  • GEOL.DESC: COLLINSVILLE HIGHLY METAMORPHOSED TUFFS AND PYROCLASTICS WITH NUMEROUS THICK AMPHIBOLITE, MARBLE, AND QUARTZITE LAYERS IN UPPERMOST PART OF SECTION; OVERLAIN BY HIGHLY METAMORPHOSED CLAY RICH SHALES WITH SOME AMPHIBOLITE AND MARBLE LAYERS OF THE STRAITS SCHIST FORMATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years UNKNOWN

Mining district

District name Oxford

Comments on the production information

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

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURES LACKING. PROBABLY ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF HIGH GRADE COPPER ORE PRESENT. STUDY NEEDED

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CROWLEY, W. P., 1968, "BEDROCK GEOL. LONG HILL QUAD.", CONN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, QUAD REPORT NO. 24, MAP, TEXT, PG. 74

  • Production

    SCHAIRER, J. F., 1931, The Minerals of Connecticut: State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut, v. 51,121 pp.

  • Deposit

    Crowley, W. P., 1968, "Bedrock Geol. Long Hill Quad.", Conn. Geol. Survey, Quad Report No. 24, Map, Text, Pg. 74.

  • Deposit

    Heermance, E.L.., 1935, "The Conn. Guide: Emergency Relief Commission," Hartford, Conn., Pg. 122

  • Deposit

    Harte, C.R., 1944, "Conn.'S Iron And Copper," Conn. Society Of Civil Engineers, 60th Annual Report, Pg. 162-163

  • Deposit

    Scott, R.B., 1974, "The Bedrock Geology Of The Southbury Quad., Conn.," State Geological And Natural History Survey Of Conn. Quad. Report No. 30, Pg. 56

  • Deposit

    Weed, W.H., 1911, "Copper Deposits Of The Appalachian States," USGS Bulletin 455, Pg. 37

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Crowley'S Map At 1:125000 Locates Mine By Symbol. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit CROWLEY'S MAP AT 1:125000 LOCATES MINE BY SYMBOL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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