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Cape Rosier Mine (1968-1972)

Past Producer in Hancock county in Maine, United States with commodities Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084419
MRDS ID W101739
Record type Site
Current site name Cape Rosier Mine (1968-1972)
Alternate or previous names Calahan Mining Co. Cape Rosier

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.80741, 44.3499 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cape Rosier(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 Workings Now Flooded; Located Under Goose Pond (Tidal), Near Goose Falls. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Talc, Carbonate

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.80741, 44.3499
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Mined By Callahan Mining Corp.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • Open Pit With Two Adits Collared In the Pit Wall.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB--W019748

  • 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

    Fred Beck, Personal Communication, 1997.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-OCT-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor Checked Location, Commodity Codes, References; Geologic Comments
Reporter 01-NOV-83 Whitlow, S. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-DEC-02 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey Updated Commodities, Ore Materials, Calculated Lat/Long

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