Oram Mine

Past Producer in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper
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. 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100276
MRDS ID W033721
Record type Site
Current site name Oram Mine
Alternate or previous names Fay Shaft 1954, Nj Zinc Co.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.08282, 43.8306 (WGS84)
Elevation 198
Relative position 1.5 MILES WEST OF FORESTDALE, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brandon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ticonderoga(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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ZN 5 TO 12%
Result PB LESS THAN 1%

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 208
USGS model code 31a
Deposit model name Sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb
Mark3 model number 13

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Winooski Dolomite
    Rock description Winooski Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.08282, 43.8306

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N5W
    Dip 25E
    Thickness 4.57M
    Length 335.28M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 182.88M

Comments on the geologic information

  • INTERBEDDED QUARTZITE AND DOLOMITE SURROUND A ZONE WITH ABUNDANT VEIN QUARTZ WHICH CONTAINS MOST OF THE SULFIDES.
  • Interbedded Quartzite and Dolomite Surround A Zone With Abundant Vein Quartz Which Contains Most of the Sulfides.

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 Operator
    Owner Labradex Exploration Co., Toronto, Ontario (1970'S)
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mabel Jones
    Home office Rfd #2 Brandon, Vt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.044HA
    Length 30.48M
    Overall depth 15.24M
    Overall length 30.48M
    Overall width 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFT WITH ONE NORTH AND ONE SOUTH DRIFT OFF THE MAIN SHAFT.

Comments on development

  • LABRADEX PROSPECTED IN THE LION HILL AREA EXTENSIVELY BUT NEVER PRODUCED FROM THE DEPOSIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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; REMOVED OUTDATED DEPOSIT TYPE
Reporter 01-JUL-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

Beyond USGS

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