Ore Hill Zinc-Lead Mine.

Past Producer in Grafton county in New Hampshire, United States with commodities Cadmium, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Lead, Mica, Silica, Silver, Sulfur, Zinc
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. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10150564
MRDS ID W017525
MAS/MILS ID 0330090008
Record type Site
Current site name Ore Hill Zinc-Lead Mine.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.94778, 43.93827 (WGS84)
Elevation 488

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grafton(county)

New Hampshire(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Warren(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Winnipesaukee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Portland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pemigewasset River(hydrologic unit)

Merrimack(hydrologic accounting unit)

Merrimack(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

White Mountain National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Hampshire Grafton

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Sulfur-Pyrite Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Mica Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.94778, 43.93827

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Inferred 494000mt ore
    Total resources 494000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 12 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1977
    Lead Pb 6 wt-pct Lead Trace 1977
    Copper Cu 0.05 wt-pct Copper Trace 1977
    Silver Ag 1063 g/mt Silver Trace 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HERMANCE HP AND MOSIER,MCHENRY INVESTIGATION OF THE ORE HILL

  • Deposit

    LEAD MINE,GRAFTON COUNTY,N.H.U.S.BUREAU OF MINES,REPORT OF I

  • Deposit

    GATIONS 4328,1948

  • Deposit

    BANNERMAN HM AND PAGE JJ ORE HILL ZINC MINE, 1940, MINERAL

  • Deposit

    CES SURVEY NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CO

  • Deposit

    U.S.BUREAU OFMINES,INTERNAL MEMO,AREA I,MINERAL RESOURCES OF

  • Deposit

    PITTSBURGH,PA,DEC.1964.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATE OF COMMENTS: JUNE,1976. REC. 030, COLS. 47-48, REF. POINTIS APPROX. LOC. OF MINE --C ATES PUBLISHED IN U.S.B.M. RI 4328; COL. 73, --APPROX. ELE PUBLISHED IN U.S.B.O.M. RI 4328. PRECISION ESTIMATED BY EVAL ON BASIS OF MAP SHOWN IN FIGURE 3 OF RI 4328. COPPER REVIEW AND UPDATE, MAY 1977. CONTRACT MONITORED BY D.K.HARRISON. MATRIX BASED ON REF.RECS.705-706

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-NOV-1983 Uhrin U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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