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Cherryfield Mine Prospect

Prospect in Washington county in Maine, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silica, Silver, Dolomite, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10121276
MAS/MILS ID 0230290015
Record type Site
Current site name Cherryfield Mine Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -67.90854, 44.59854 (WGS84)
Elevation 36
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cherryfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Machias(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eastport(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 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Dolomite Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -67.90854, 44.59854
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    YOUNG, R.S., 1963, "PROSPECT EVALUATIONS, WASHINGTON, MAINE:

  • Deposit

    GEOL. SURV. SPEC. ECON. SER. NO.3, 86 P.

  • Deposit

    HUSSEY, A.M. AND AUSTIN, M.B. (1958), "MAINE METAL MINES AND

  • Deposit

    CTS," MAINE GEOL. SURV., MIN. RES. INDEX NO. 3, 53 PP.

  • Deposit

    LI, CHIANG-YUAN (1942), "GENESIS OF SOME ORE DEPOSITS IN SOU

  • Deposit

    RN MAINE, GEOL. SOC. AM. BULL., VOL. 53, PP. 15-51.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATE OF COMMENTS: JUNE, 1976. REC. 010, COMMODITIES 4&5 (QTZ. & DOLOMITE) ARE NON-RECOVERALBLE GANGUE MINERALS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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