Knox

Occurrence in Knox county in Maine, United States with commodities Nickel, Sulfur
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 10218827
MAS/MILS ID 0230130011
Record type Site
Current site name Knox
Alternate or previous names Union Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -69.26608, 44.21665 (WGS84)
Elevation 61
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

Union(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Augusta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. George-Sheepscot(hydrologic unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Knox

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Sulfur Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -69.26608, 44.21665

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINES, SULFUR SURVEY, MAINE, PP. 9-10.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    INDEX SERIES NO. 3, P. 38.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, PHILIP & HINCKLEY, WM P, 19598 ME MINES & MINERALS,

  • Deposit

    VOL 2, P. 61.

  • Deposit

    DOYLE, ROBERT G, FEB 1, 1958, ME GS MIN RES REF MAP 2.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-83 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.