Catheart Mountain

Occurrence in Somerset county in Maine, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Copper, Rhenium, Fluorine-Fluorite
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084508
MRDS ID W101892
Record type Site
Current site name Catheart Mountain
Alternate or previous names Catheart Mt.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.2161, 45.534 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somerset(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Catheart Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Megantic(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sherbrooke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kennebec River(hydrologic unit)

Kennebec(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kennebec(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Somerset

Comments on the location information

  • Location From Fred Beck; 100m

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Copper Primary
Rhenium Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.2161, 45.534

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    R. SCHMIDT; YOUNG, ORE DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES

  • Deposit

    Young, R.W., 1968, Mineral Exploration And Development In Maine: In Ridge, J.D. (Ed), Ore Deposits Of The United States, 1933-1967 (Graton-Sales Volume): American Institute Of Mining, Metallurgical And Petroleum Engineers, V. 1, P. 125-13Young, R.W., 1968, Mineral Exploration And Development In Maine: In Ridge, J.D. (Ed), Ore Deposits Of The United States, 1933-1967 (Graton-Sales Volume): American Institute Of Mining, Metallurgical And Petroleum Engineers, V. 1, P. 125-13

  • Deposit

    Schmidt, R.G., 1978, The Potential For Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Deposits In The Eastern United States: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 907e, 31 P.Schmidt, R.G., 1978, The Potential For Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Deposits In The Eastern United States: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 907e, 31 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-OCT-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor Corrected Location, Consolidated Data
Reporter 01-NOV-83 Whitlow, S. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-DEC-02 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey Checked Location; Updated Ore Material Codes

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.