Blackhawk Mine

Past Producer in Hancock county in Maine, United States with commodities Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084401
MRDS ID W101703
Record type Site
Current site name Blackhawk Mine
Alternate or previous names Black Hill Blue Hill Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.62156, 44.39995 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blue Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bar Harbor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Hancock

Comments on the location information

  • Mine Is Located On Se Side of Second Pond, S of Rtes 176 & 15, 2 Mi W of Blue Hill Village. Deposit Is S of and Underneath Second Pond. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 91
USGS model code 24b
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Mark3 model number 30

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.62156, 44.39995

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Mine Is On Same Deposit As Several Other Mines In Blue Hill District, But Down-Dip.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • Dennison Mines Ltd, 1964-65, Shaft 698 Ft Deep, 3 Development Levels, 10,000 Ft of Lateral Workings, No Production; Kerramerican, 1970-77, Two Declines Driven, 793,260 Tons Or Ore Produced As of 1976 (Bouley, 1978).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAND, 1958, MR INDEX 3; J. SLACK

  • Deposit

    Maine Geological Survey (Hussey, Arthur M., Ii; Compiler), 1958, Maine Metal Mines And Prospects: Maine Geological Survey Minerals Resources Index 3, 53 P.Maine Geological Survey (Hussey, Arthur M., Ii; Compiler), 1958, Maine Metal Mines And Prospects: Maine Geological Survey Minerals Resources Index 3, 53 P.

  • Deposit

    Bouley, B.A., 1978, Volcanic Stratigraphy, Stratabound Sulfide Deposits, Relative Age Relationships In The East Penobscot Bay Area: Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, University Of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 168 P.Bouley, B.A., 1978, Volcanic Stratigraphy, Stratabound Sulfide Deposits, Relative Age Relationships In The East Penobscot Bay Area: Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, University Of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 168 P.

  • Deposit

    Rand, J.R., 1957, Mineral Resources Of Maine-Bangor Sheet: Maine Geological Survey Mineral Resource Reference Map No. 1, 43 P.Rand, J.R., 1957, Mineral Resources Of Maine-Bangor Sheet: Maine Geological Survey Mineral Resource Reference Map No. 1, 43 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Mesa Inspectors From 75 Emj Dir of Mining. Mine Under Development Opened Oct 1972 Concentrator Feed Capality 1000 Tpd Empl 105 From Mesa Mine Reference 8 4 75 Nbr Men 109 From 75-76 World Mines Reg Crude Ore Cap 1000 Tpd Conc Cap C4 8 Tpd Zn 180 Tpd Ore

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-JUL-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor Checked Location, Commodity Codes, References; Geologic Comments
Reporter 01-DEC-83 Whitlow, S. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-DEC-02 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey Entered Ore Material Codes; Expanded References

Beyond USGS

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