| Deposit ID | 10145659 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0230090095 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tapley Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.74217, 44.37415 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 75 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hancock(county)
Maine(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sargentville(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maine | Hancock |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -68.74217, 44.37415 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Paul D. Tapley |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 14mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 14mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 14mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 28mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0230090095 |
HUSSEY II, ARTHUR M, JUNE 1, 1958, ME GEOL SURVEY MIN RES
RESOURCES INDEX NO.3,1958,53 PP.
BLUE HILL 15' USGS MAP,MINE MAP REPOSITORY
EARL,K.M.,INVESTIGATION OF THE TAPLEY COPPER DEPOSIT,HANCOCK
,MAINE,U.S.BUREAU OF MINES,RI 4691,1950.
U.S.BUREAU OF MINES,INTERNAL MEMO,AREA I MINERAL RESOURCES O
PITTSBURGH,PA,DEC.1964
DOYLE, ROBERT G, FEB 1, 1958, ME GS MINE RES MAP 2.
YOUNG, ROBERTS S, APRIL 15, 1962, ME GEOL SURVEY SPEC ECON
STUDIES SERIES NUMBER 2, PP. 53 & 63.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ENTRY DATE MAY 1977,BY DAVID C.UHRIN REC 40 EVALUATION BASED ON 1957 MAP. MATRIX TONNAGE AND GRADE INFORMATION WAS BASED ON REF.RECS.7 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Uhrin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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