Denbow Point Mine

Past Producer in Washington county in Maine, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10242685
MAS/MILS ID 0230290027
Record type Site
Current site name Denbow Point Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -67.054, 44.89134 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eastport(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Machias(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eastport(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -67.054, 44.89134

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUSSEY II, ARTHUR M, JUNE 1, 1958, ME GEOL SURVEY MIN RES

  • Deposit

    INDEX SERIES NO. 3, P. 15.

  • Deposit

    EMMONS, W.,1910,USGS BULL 432,SOME ORE DEP IN ME AND N.H.,P4

  • Deposit

    YOUNG,ROBERT S, MAY, 1963, ME GEOL SURVEY SPEC ECON STUDIES

  • Deposit

    SERIES NO. 3, PP. 53&57.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ENTRY DATE JUNE,1977 REC 40 EVALUATIONS BASED ON 1945 MAP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 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.