| Deposit ID | 10242549 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0230099001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Hill Jt. Venture Concentrator |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.62436, 44.38685 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 37 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hancock(county)
Maine(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blue Hill(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 | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -68.62436, 44.38685 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kerramerican, Inc. (Subsid Of Kerr Addison Mines Ltd.) |
| ID | 1700188 |
| Interest | 60 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Black Hwwk Mining Ltd. (Subsid. Of Dension Mines Ltd.) |
| Interest | 40 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0230099001 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 1700188 |
MSHA LIST 07/26/78
MSHA.DBF/RESP_ID LIST, 1995/02.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MILL (CONCENTRATOR) ASSOCIATED WITH MAS SEQ #0230090005. MINES ID # ON MSHA.DBF/RESP_ID LISTS, 1995, MAY HAVE CHANGED TO 1700057, ID #1700188 IS NO LONGER LISTED. COMPANY IS THE SAME. PROBOBLY THE SAME AS SEQ# 0230090001: SEQ# 0230090053; AND SEQ# 0230090060 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-MAY-1995 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 06/16/1978 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1700188 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Blue Hill Mine And Mill |
| Current operator | Kerramerican Inc |
| Mine type | Facility (Metal / non-metal) |
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