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Cherryfield Mine (1878-1909)

Past Producer in Washington county in Maine, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver
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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 10084607
MRDS ID W102009
Record type Site
Current site name Cherryfield Mine (1878-1909)
Alternate or previous names Cherryfield Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.90853, 44.59638 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cherryfield(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. Located Approx 1/2 Mi E of Cherryfield-Millbridge Town Line, S Side of Unimproved Road That Banches Off of Rte 1. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.90853, 44.59638
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Fissure Vein With Banded Structure, Ore Minerals In Center, Flanked By Quartz. Vein Contains Fragments of Country Rock. Country Rock Is Shale and Schistose Diabase. (Li, 1942) Vein Material Is Milky Qtz W Calcite & Siderite Locally Abundant
  • Fissure Vein With Banded Structure (Li, 1942).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • Shaft 260' Deep With 63' of Drifts E and W On the 106' Level - Stoping On 106' Level. Drifting 130' At 100' Level, 116' At Lower Level. Shaft Is Two Compartment. Mill Erected In 1907 Equipped With Crusher Rolls, Jigs, Trommel and Concentrating Table.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAND, 1958, MR INDEX, 3; EMMONS, 1910, USGS BULL. 432

  • 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

    Li, C. Y., 1942, Genesis Of Some Ore Deposits Of Southeastern Maine: Geological Society Of America Bulletin, V. 53, P. 15-51.Li, C. Y., 1942, Genesis Of Some Ore Deposits Of Southeastern Maine: Geological Society Of America Bulletin, V. 53, P. 15-51.

  • 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

    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

    Morrill, P., And Hinckley, W.P., 1959, Eastern Maine: Maine Mines And Minerals, V. 2, Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.Morrill, P., And Hinckley, W.P., 1959, Eastern Maine: Maine Mines And Minerals, V. 2, Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.

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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