| Deposit ID | 10266901 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0230250001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moxie Pluton |
| Alternate or previous names | Black Narrows |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.79939, 45.61665 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 366 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Somerset(county)
Maine(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Indian Pond North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Moosehead Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Millinocket(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Kennebec River(hydrologic unit)
Kennebec(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kennebec(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maine | Somerset |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Unknown |
| Pyroxene | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -69.79939, 45.61665 |
|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1952 |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0230250001 |
EXPENSHADE,G.H.,1972,GEOLOGY OF THE MOXIE PLUTON IN THE MOOS
LAKE-JO MARY MOUNTAIN AREA,PISCATAQUIS COUNTY,MAINE,U.S.GEOL
SURVEY BULLETIN 1340.
BOUCOT,A.J.,1964,GEOLOGIC AND AEROMAGNETIC MAP OF NORTHERN M
U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,GP 312
U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,1968,U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HEAVY METAL
PROGRAM PROGRESS REPORT,1966 AND 1967,CIRCULAR 560
CANNEY,F.C.AND POST,E.V.,1963,PRELIMINARY GEOCHEMICAL AND
GEOLOGICAL MAP OF PART OF SQUARETOWN,SOMERSET COUNTY,MAINE,U
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT,DENVER,COLORADO
CANNEY,F.C.AND WING L.A.,1966,COBALT: USEFUL BUT NEGLECTED I
GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL.61,PP.198-203
HOUSTON,R.S.,1956, GENETIC STUDY OF SOME PYRRHOTITE DEPOSITS
MAINE AND NEW BRUNSWICK, MAIN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 7
DUNN GEOSCIENCE CORP FILE ITEM: MAINE BASE METAL PROGRAM.
DUNN GEOSCIENCE CORP. FILE ITEM: SUMMARY OF ACTIVE PROSPECTS
HELD BY THE SECOND AMERICAN SYNDICATE BY ROLAND F.BEERS,AGEN
21,1959
DUNN GEOSCIENCE CORP. FILE ITEM:
NICKELFEROUS BOULDER TRACING AND MOXIE POND NICKEL OCCURRENC
INVESTIGATION,MAINE
DUNN GEOSCIENCE CORP. FILE ITEM: MAP SHOWING THE MOXIE-MOOSE
GABBRO AND LANDS OWNED BY SCOTT PAPER COMPANY.
DUNN GEOSCIENCE CORP. FILE ITEM: MAP-BOULDER AND BEDROCK
PROSPECTING SOUTHEAST OF MOXIE-MOOSEHEAD GABBRO,JULY,1,1971.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTRACT NO J0155043 ENTERED 1976 REVISIONS BY DK HARRISON-T REC 040 COLS 32-33 INFO NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT IS A VERY L POTENTIAL AREA. REC/080 COLS 35-75 THERE ARE NO DIMENSIONS BECAUSE NO SPECIF BODY WAS DEFINED. REC 030 COL 67-73 THE POTENTIAL AREA IS VERY LARGE AND REFER POINT IS NOT REPRESENTIVIE OF THE WHOLE DEPOSIT AREA. GRADE REPORTED FOR THE ORE IS ABOUT 0.5% N1 AND 0.1% CU .-RE REC 040 COLS 14-16 DEPOSIT COMPRISES A VERY LARGE AREA-THERE SOME MEDIUM TO LIGHT DUTY ROADS IN THE AREA AND NUMEROUS JE TRAILS ARE FOUND HERE. WATER WOULD BE ON SITE OR NEARBY BECA AREA IS POTMARKED WITH LAKES, PONDS STREAMS AND RIVERS. ELEC POWER LINES WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE RUN FROM NEARBY VILLAG TPO REVISIONS-ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Dunn, George | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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