Hampden Mines

Unknown in Penobscot county in Maine, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10121446
MAS/MILS ID 0230190015
Record type Site
Current site name Hampden Mines
Alternate or previous names Consolidated Hampden Mine, Dunton Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -68.89467, 44.75495 (WGS84)
Elevation 58
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Penobscot(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hermon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Penobscot River(hydrologic unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic accounting unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Penobscot

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -68.89467, 44.75495

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUSSEY II, ARTHUR M, JUNE 1, 1958, ME GEOL SURVEY MIN RES

  • Deposit

    INDEX SERIES NO 3, P. 22.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, PHILIP I HINCKLEY, WM P, 1959, ME MINES & MINERALS,

  • Deposit

    VOL2, P. 30.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ENTRY DATE JUNE,1977 REC 40 EVALUATIONS BASED ON 1955 MAP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Uhrin U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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