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Argonaut Mine

Producer in Windsor county in Vermont, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089897
MRDS ID W044181
Record type Site
Current site name Argonaut Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.66841, 43.3658 (WGS84)
Elevation 488
Relative position 2.75 MILES SE OF THE JCT. OF RTS. 100 SOUTH AND 103, LUDLOW, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Windsor(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Andover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Claremont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Black River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Windsor

Comments on the location information

  • WINDSOR MINERALS STRICTLY FORBIDS VISITORS AT THE QUARRIES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INDUSTRIAL GRADE TALC.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Steatite Ore
Talc Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Missisquoi Formation
    Rock description Missisquoi Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.66841, 43.3658
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR PODS AND LENSES

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ULTRAMAFIC BODIES ARE ENCLOSED BY SCHISTS OF THE MISSISQUOI FORMATION.
  • The Ultramafic Bodies Are Enclosed By Schists of the Missisquoi Formation.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1972

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Windsor Minerals, Inc.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 1.214HA
    Length 1524M
    Overall depth 36.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE AREA REFERS TO THE OPEN PIT WORKINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MILLER, R., 1985, WINDSOR MINERALS PRESIDENT; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

  • Deposit

    DOLL, C.G. ET AL, 1961. CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT: STATE OF VERMONT; (MONTPELIER, VT.)

  • Deposit

    Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Miller, R., 1985, Windsor Minerals President; Personal Communication

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1993, Owner Aapplied For Permit To Enlarge Mine From 70k Tpy To 170k Tpy.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Editor 01-JAN-2003 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials
Reporter 01-OCT-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Updater 01-DEC-1997 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor

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