Gouldsboro Mine (1878-1928)

Past Producer in Hancock county in Maine, United States with commodities Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold, Antimony
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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100489
MRDS ID W101748
Record type Site
Current site name Gouldsboro Mine (1878-1928)
Alternate or previous names Gouldsboro Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.04507, 44.48633 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Winter Harbor(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bar Harbor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bangor(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 Hancock

Comments on the location information

  • From Jct of Routes 1 and 186 In Gouldsboro Take Rte 1n Approx .3 Mi To Guzzle Road. Take L On Guzzle Road and Go Approx .5 Mi. Workings Are On N Side of Road. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Silver Ore
Stephanite Ore
Gold Ore
Azurite Ore
Argentite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.04507, 44.48633

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Site Visit By Fred Beck and Martha Mixon, 11/21/97; Visible Gold In Qtz Pebble Found On Surface. Dump Rocks Have Been Removed, Probably For Use On Local Roads.

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 43 Feet Deep With 65 Ft Drift On 100 Ft Level; 135 Ft Open Cut 2.5 Ft Wide.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAND, 1956, MR INDEX

  • 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

    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., 1962, Prospect Evaluations, Hancock County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 2, 113 P.Young, R. S., 1962, Prospect Evaluations, Hancock County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 2, 113 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, Commodity Codes, References; Geologic Comments
Reporter 01-DEC-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

Beyond USGS

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