| Deposit ID | 10194763 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0230030001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Frenchville |
| Alternate or previous names | Frenchville Prospect |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.33242, 46.69074 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 213 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Aroostook(county)
Maine(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
York Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Presque Isle(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Presque Isle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Aroostook River(hydrologic unit)
St. John(hydrologic accounting unit)
St. John(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maine | Aroostook |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -68.33242, 46.69074 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1941 |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 4200mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 4200mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0230030001 |
U.S.G.S., BULLETIN 940-E, P. 158
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REC 010 YEAR OF INITIAL INFO 1974 UPDATED 1976. FOR ADDITIONAL INFO ON AREA SEE DEPOSIT RECORDS FOR SEQ 23-0 RESERVES FOR THIS DEPOSIT ARE A SUBSET OF THE ABOVE SEQUENCE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Hartos | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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