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Barrett Prospect

Occurrence in Washington county in Maine, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold
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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 10084606
MRDS ID W102008
Record type Site
Current site name Barrett Prospect
Alternate or previous names Big Hill & Barrett Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.22193, 44.9656 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pembroke(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Machias(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eastport(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 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • Location From Woody Thompson'S Database. From W Pembroke, Go Nw On Rte 214 2.3 Mi Past Jct Rtes 1 & 214. Turn Se Onto Trail .5 Mi. To Side of Hill. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.22193, 44.9656
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Veinlets Filling Fracture Zones, Disseminations In Vesicular Lava, Amygdaloidal Fillings In Lava. (Emmons) Drilling Done In 1960'S By Dolson, Observed By Fred Beck. Hersey (1982) Indicates Activity As Late As 1932.
  • Breccia and Stringer Zone Within Volcanic Units

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes

Comments on the workings information

  • Young (1963) and Emmons (1910) Show An Open Cut Approx. 200' Long, and Up To 6 Smaller Pits, 5 To 15' Deep, and Associated Dumps. Also A Blacksmith Shop.

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

    Young, R. S., 1963, Prospect Evaluations, Washington County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 3, 86 P.Young, R. S., 1963, Prospect Evaluations, Washington County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 3, 86 P.

  • Deposit

    Hersey, Carl K., 1982, Pembroke Sesquicentennial Historical Souvenir Book, 1832-1982, Pembroke Sesquicentennial Committee, July 1982.Hersey, Carl K., 1982, Pembroke Sesquicentennial Historical Souvenir Book, 1832-1982, Pembroke Sesquicentennial Committee, July 1982.

  • Deposit

    Emmons, W.H., 1910, Some Ore Deposits In Maine And The Milan Mine, New Hampshire: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 432, 62 P.Emmons, W.H., 1910, Some Ore Deposits In Maine And The Milan Mine, New Hampshire: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 432, 62 P.

  • Deposit

    J. Slack, Personal Communication, 1983.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-OCT-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor Checked Location, Commodities, Geologic Comments, References;
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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