Burnt Island Prospect

Prospect in Knox county in Maine, United States with commodity Iron
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. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10218554
MAS/MILS ID 0230130018
Record type Site
Current site name Burnt Island Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -68.61936, 44.09135 (WGS84)
Elevation 12
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Knox(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Isle Au Haut East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bar Harbor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Knox

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -68.61936, 44.09135

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUSSEY II, ARTHUR M, JUNE 1, 19588 ME GEOL SURVEY MIN RES

  • Deposit

    INDEX SERIES NO. 3, P. 11.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    VOL 2, P. 52.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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