| Deposit ID | 10081192 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033067 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ottauquechee/Black River Placer Deposits |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.72871, 43.5292 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | STREAMS ARE WITHIN A 12 MILE RADIUS OF PLYMOUTH, VT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Windsor(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Plymouth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rutland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Black River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Windsor |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| (1) | -72.72871, 43.5292 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1855 |
| Discoverer | William Hankerson |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033067 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM84MD28 |
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R.G., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., 54 P.
HENSON M.P., 1982, THIRD LARGEST GOLD PRODUCING STATE IN THE 1850'S: GOLD LADEN HILLS AND STREAMS OF VERMONT: LOST TREASURE, APRIL, V. 7, NO. 4, P. 54-59.
PERRY, E. L., 1929, GEOLOGY OF BRIDGEWATER AND PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIPS, VERMONT: VT. STATE GEOLOGISTS 16TH REPORT (1928-1929), P. 62-63.
Perkins, G.H., 1932, Marble Industry Of Vermont: Vermont State Geologists 18th Annual Report (1931-1932), 132 P.Perkins, G.H., 1932, Marble Industry Of Vermont: Vermont State Geologists 18th Annual Report (1931-1932), 132 P.
Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.
Dale, T.N., 1914, The Commercial Marbles Of Western Vermont: Vermont State Geologist 9th Annual Report (1913-1914), 123 P.Dale, T.N., 1914, The Commercial Marbles Of Western Vermont: Vermont State Geologist 9th Annual Report (1913-1914), 123 P.
Unpublished Company Records; Vermont Marble Co.; Proctor, Vt.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD REPORTED IN THE OTTAUQHECHEE RIVER AND ITS NORTH BRANCH, BLACK RIVER, AND THE BROAD PINNEY HOLLOW, READING POND, BUFFALO AND JEWELL BROOKS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updater | 01-APR-1986 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1984 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
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