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Appleton Mine

Occurrence in Knox county in Maine, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084422
MRDS ID W101742
Record type Site
Current site name Appleton Mine
Alternate or previous names Appleton

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.2393, 44.26486 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Knox(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Searsmont(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Augusta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. George-Sheepscot(hydrologic unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Knox

Comments on the location information

  • Location From Cheney, 1967. From Appleton Village Take Road W To Gushees Corner, Then Cross Mill Pond Outlet To Allen Brook and Go S Approx. .9 Mi. Exact Location Uncertain.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.2393, 44.26486
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Prospected In 1965, Mapped, Sampled, Three Shallow Diamond Drill Holes. Core May Be Stored At Maine Geol. Surv. Repository?

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Shaft, Filled With Water In 1963.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    J. SLACK; RAND, 1958, MR INDEX

  • Deposit

    Cheney, E.S., 1967, Reconnaissance And Economic Geology Of The Northwestern Knox County Marble Belt: Maine Geological Survey Bulletin 19, 32 P.Cheney, E.S., 1967, Reconnaissance And Economic Geology Of The Northwestern Knox County Marble Belt: Maine Geological Survey Bulletin 19, 32 P.

  • 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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-OCT-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 Updated Commodities, Ore Materials, Calculated Lat/Long

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