| Deposit ID | 10106258 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033055 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ely Mine (1865) |
| Alternate or previous names | Ely Mine 1865, Copperfield Mine, Vershire Mine, Pollard Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.2856, 43.92919 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 396 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 1.8 MILES NORTHWEST OF WEST FAIRLEE, VERMONT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Orange(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Vershire(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rutland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ammonoosuc River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Orange |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Phlogopite | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Pyrolusite | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE GRADE OF TOTAL TONNAGE IS 3.5% CU. |
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| Model code | 91 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24b |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits) |
| Mark3 model number | 30 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Gile Mountain Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Gile Mountain Formation | ||||
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| (1) | -72.2856, 43.92919 |
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| General form | LENSES AND PODS RUN PARALLEL IN AN EN ECHELON CONFIGURATION |
|---|---|
| Strike | N5W TO N15E |
| Dip | 25-35 E |
| Plunge | 26 |
| Plunge direction | N |
| Length | 1030.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1821 |
| Discoverer | Betsy Richardson |
| Year of first production | 1821 |
| Year of last production | 1920 |
| District name | Orange County Copper District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ely Copperfield Associates |
| First year | 1920 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ely Mine Forest, Inc. |
| Home office | 44 Groton Rd. Tyngsboro, Ma. |
| Year | 1860 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1854-1860 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | CU | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Assumes 9% Cu From Cobbed Ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1861 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | CU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^Assumes 4% Cu In Ore Tonnage. | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1862 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | CU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^Assumes 4% Cu In Ore Tonnage. | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1865 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | CU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^Assumes 4% Cu In Ore Tonnage. | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1036.32M |
| Overall depth | 701.04M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033055 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM84MD5 |
GRANT, W.R., 1968, MINERAL COLLECTING IN VERMONT: VGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 2, PG 26.
HOWARD, P.F., 1969, THE GEOLOGY OF THE ELIZABETH MINE, VERMONT: VGS ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, NO. 5.
JACOBS, F.C., 1916, COPPER MINING IN VERMONT: 10TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 1915-1916, PP 192-199.
PERKINS, G.H., 1900, REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST ON THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF VERMONT (1899-1900).
ABBOTT, C., 1973, GREEN MOUNTAIN COPPER, THE STORY OF VERMONTS RED METAL: HERALD PRINTERY, RANDOLPH, VT., 36 P.
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P. 46.
HOWARD, P.F., 1969, P. 68
Howard, P.F., 1969, The Geology Of The Elizabeth Mine, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Economic Geology Report 5, 73 P.Howard, P.F., 1969, The Geology Of The Elizabeth Mine, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Economic Geology Report 5, 73 P.
Perkins, G.H., 1900, Report Of The State Geologist On The Mineral Industries Of Vermont: 1899-1900. Burlington Free Press Association, Burlington, Vermont, 83 P.Perkins, G.H., 1900, Report Of The State Geologist On The Mineral Industries Of Vermont: 1899-1900. Burlington Free Press Association, Burlington, Vermont, 83 P.
Abbott, C., 1973 Green Mountain Copper, The Story Of Vermont'S Red Metal: Herard Printery, Randolf Vermont, 36 P.Abbott, C., 1973 Green Mountain Copper, The Story Of Vermont'S Red Metal: Herard Printery, Randolf Vermont, 36 P.
White, W.S., And Eric, J.H., 1944, Preliminary Report Geology Of The Orange County Copper District, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 42-1.White, W.S., And Eric, J.H., 1944, Preliminary Report Geology Of The Orange County Copper District, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 42-1.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INDIVIDUAL LENSES AVERAGE 10 FT THICK AND 50 TO 250 FT IN LENGTH. |
| 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-JUN-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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