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Copperas Hill Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100274
MRDS ID W033616
Record type Site
Current site name Copperas Hill Mine
Alternate or previous names Cuttingsville Copperas Ore

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.87312, 43.4911 (WGS84)
Elevation 439
Relative position 0.45 MILES NORTHEAST OF CUTTINGSVILLE, VERMONT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Holly(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Claremont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Rutland

Comments on the location information

  • THE DUMPS CAN BE SEEN EAST OF ROUTE 103 IN CUTTINGSVILLE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • IRON WAS EXTRACTED AS IRON SULFATE (COPPERAS). ASSAY VALVES ARE AVG.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Silver Ore
Gold Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Arsenopyrite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.4 OZ AU PER TON
Result 0.3 OZ AG PER TON
Result 0.2% CU
Result 0.2% ZN
Result 40% FE
Result 25% S
Result 3.5% MN

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Mount Holly Complex
    Rock description Mount Holly Complex
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.87312, 43.4911
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR REPLACEMENT ORE AND IRREGULAR LENSES OF DISSEMINATED ORE
    Thickness 0.91M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE IS CONCENTRATED IN BRECCIATED ZONES OF LIMESTONE BEDS WITHIN THE MOUNT HOLLY COMPLEX
  • Ore Is Concentrated In Brecciated Zones of Limestone Beds Within the Mount Holly Complex

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fred Elwert
    Home office 19 Cresent St. Rutland, Vt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1.419HA
    Overall length 411.48M
    Overall width 36.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 PARALLEL TRENCHS AT EAST END FOR 550 FT, WITH ONE TRENCH EXTENDING FROM THIS POINT, WEST ANOTHER 800 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOLL, C.G., 1969, REPORT ON THE CUTTINGSVILLE PYRRHOTITE DEPOSIT, CUTTINGSVILLE, VERMONT, VGS ECONOMIC GEOLOGY NO. 4.

  • Deposit

    EGGLESTON, J.W., 1918, ERUPTIVE ROCKS AT CUTTINGSVILLE, VERMONT: REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, VOL. 11, P. 167-193.

  • Deposit

    GRANT, R.W., 1968, MINERAL COLLECTING IN VERMONT. SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 2, VERMONT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PP 32-33.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE. R., 19648 VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P 42.

  • Deposit

    SLACK, J., 1985, USGS-EMR, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

  • Deposit

    Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.

  • Deposit

    Doll, C.G., 1969, Report On The Cuttingsville Pyrrhotite Deposit, Cuttingsville, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Economic Geology 4.Doll, C.G., 1969, Report On The Cuttingsville Pyrrhotite Deposit, Cuttingsville, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Economic Geology 4.

  • Deposit

    Eggleston, J.W., 1918, 11th Report Of The Vermont State Geologist (1917-1918): P.G. Gobie Press, Bellows Falls, Vermont, P.167-193.Eggleston, J.W., 1918, 11th Report Of The Vermont State Geologist (1917-1918): P.G. Gobie Press, Bellows Falls, Vermont, P.167-193.

  • Deposit

    Grant, W. R., 1968, Mineral Collecting In Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Special Publication 2, 49 P.Grant, W. R., 1968, Mineral Collecting In Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Special Publication 2, 49 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH INTRUSIVE ROCKS WEST OF THE MINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-APR-1986 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor added model
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Editor 01-DEC-2002 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials

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