Copper Prospect

Occurrence in Franklin county in Massachusetts, 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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069356
MRDS ID W006825
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Prospect
Related records 10243288

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.87535, 42.68276 (WGS84)
Relative position 0.7 MILE NE OF MARY LOUISE MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rowe(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Keene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Deerfield River(hydrologic unit)

Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Franklin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.87535, 42.68276

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 6.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUARTZITIC SCHISTS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Charlemont - Heath Area

Comments on the workings information

  • AZIMUTH, N25-55 DEG E; INCLINATION 75-80 SE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUINN, A.W., 1945, "GEOLOGY OF THE CHARLEMOUNT - HEATH AREA, MASS", MASS DEPT PUBLIC WORKS USGS COOP. GEOL. PROJECT OPEN FILE REPORT, MINE AND PROSPECTS LOCATED PG 24 TEX

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1971 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.