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Berkshire Copper Mine

Past Producer in Franklin county in Vermont, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081554
MRDS ID W033631
Record type Site
Current site name Berkshire Copper Mine
Alternate or previous names Boston Mining Co

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.76511, 44.9975 (WGS84)
Elevation 259
Relative position 1.7 MILES NORTH, NORTHEAST OF BERKSHIRE, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Enosburg Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Mansfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Franklin

Comments on the location information

  • TAKE SECOND RIGHT TURN NORTH OF BERKSHIRE, PROCEED 0.3 MILES ON ROAD, THEN 0.2 MILES NORTHEAST ACROSS FIELD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Azurite Gangue
Malachite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Pinnacle Formation, Tibbit Hill Volcanic Member
    Rock description Pinnacle Formation, Tibbit Hill Volcanic Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) Pinnacle Formation - undivided
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Donna, Herchel
    Home office Richford, Vt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 24.38M
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT AND PIT FILLED IN WITH STUMPS AND DIRT. DUMPS FROM MINE ARE IN FIELDS TO THE WEST AND OVERGROWN WITH TREES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DENNIS, J.G., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE ENOSBURG AREA, VERMONT, VGS BULLETIN NO. 23.

  • Deposit

    PERKINS, G.H., 1900, REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST ON THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF VERMONT (1899-1900).

  • Deposit

    PEARRE, N.C. AND CALKINS, J.A., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS AND OCCURRENCES IN VERMONT, EXCLUSIVE OF CLAY, SAND AND GRAVEL, AND PEAT. USGS MAP, MR-5, SCALE 1:500000.

  • Deposit

    GRANT, R.W., 1968, MINERAL COLLECTING IN VERMONT. VGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION, NO. 2. P. 18.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P. 6.

  • Deposit

    Grant, W. R., 1968, Mineral Collecting In Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Special Publication 2, 49 P.Grant, W. R., 1968, Mineral Collecting In Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Special Publication 2, 49 P.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    Pearre, N.C. And Calkins, J.A., 1957, Mineral Deposits And Occurrences In Vermont, Exclusive Of Clay, Sand And Gravel, And Peat: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map Mr-5, Scale 1:500,000.Pearre, N.C. And Calkins, J.A., 1957, Mineral Deposits And Occurrences In Vermont, Exclusive Of Clay, Sand And Gravel, And Peat: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map Mr-5, Scale 1:500,000.

  • Deposit

    Dennis, J.G., 1964, The Geology Of The Enosburg Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 23, 56 P.Dennis, J.G., 1964, The Geology Of The Enosburg Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 23, 56 P.

  • Deposit

    Perkins, G.H., 1900, Report Of The State Geologist On The Mineral Industries Of Vermont: 1899-1900. Burlington Free Press Association, Burlington, Vermont, 83 P.Perkins, G.H., 1900, Report Of The State Geologist On The Mineral Industries Of Vermont: 1899-1900. Burlington Free Press Association, Burlington, Vermont, 83 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-APR-1986 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Reporter 01-OCT-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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