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Henderson Hill Prospect

Prospect in Aroostook county in Maine, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese
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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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10121328
MAS/MILS ID 0230030012
Record type Site
Current site name Henderson Hill Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -67.79371, 46.08774 (WGS84)
Elevation 244

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aroostook(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Houlton South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Houlton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Woodstock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Meduxnekeag River(hydrologic unit)

St. John(hydrologic accounting unit)

St. John(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Aroostook

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -67.79371, 46.08774
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1941

Mining district

District name Southern Aroos.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Harry Thwaites
    Year 1974

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1947
    Indicated 51000mt commodity
    Demonstrated 51000mt commodity
    Inferred 69000mt commodity
    Total resources 141000mt commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 6.57 wt-pct Manganese Major 1947
    Iron Fe 16.3 wt-pct Iron Trace 1947
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1947
    Measured 21336mt commodity
    Demonstrated 21336mt commodity
    Total resources 21336mt commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 7 wt-pct Manganese Major 1947
    Iron Fe 16.3 wt-pct Iron Trace 1947

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MILLER, R. MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF AROOSTOOK CO., MAINE. MAINE GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 4, 1947,P.38.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 5392,P. 3

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 6119,P.29

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF THE PANEL ON MANGANESE RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY.

  • Deposit

    NATIONAL MINERALS ADVISORY BOARD, NMAB-323, 1976, 81PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE SEQUENCE NO. 23-003-0044, SOU AROOSTOOK MANGANESE DISTRICT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Dw,Cpm U.S. Bureau of Mines

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