| Deposit ID | 10170054 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0230090064 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Douglas Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.62716, 44.39635 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 31 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hancock(county)
Maine(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Penobscot(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 |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Arsenopyrite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Copper | Unknown |
| Cuprite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Mica | Unknown |
| Molybdenite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Stibnite | Unknown |
| Tennantite | Unknown |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -68.62716, 44.39635 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.5M | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1878 |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0230090064 |
HUSSEY II, ARTHUR M, JUNE 1, 1958, ME GEOL SURVEY MIN RES
RESOURCES INDEX NO.3,1958,53 PP.
MORRILL, PHILIP & HINCKLEY, WM P, 1959, ME MINES & MINERALS,
U.S.BUMINES RI 4701,1950 17PP.
YOUNG, ROBERT S, APRIL 15, 1962, ME GEOL SURVEY SPEC ECON
STUDIES SERIES NO 2, PP. 71, 75 & 78.
EARL, K. M. INVESTIGATION OF THE DOUGLAS COPPER DEPOSIT,
HANCOCK, MAINE U. S. BUREAU OF MINES RI. 4701, 1950, PAGE 17
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ENTRY DATE JUNE ,1977 REC 40 EVALUATIONS BASED ON 1957 MAP WORKINGS ARE PARTIALLY CAVED AND FILLED WITH WATER. REF 703 REPORTS NO SIGNIFICANT MINERALIZATION WAS FOUND IN A HOLES DRILLED. REC 080,COLS 69-71 DIP IS 400E(?) AT THE 200 FT LEVEL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Uhrin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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