Haines Prospect

Prospect in Aroostook county in Maine, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese
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. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10267348
MAS/MILS ID 0230030036
Record type Site
Current site name Haines Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -68.19012, 46.75464 (WGS84)
Elevation 198

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aroostook(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Washburn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Presque Isle(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Presque Isle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Aroostook River(hydrologic unit)

St. John(hydrologic accounting unit)

St. John(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Aroostook

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -68.19012, 46.75464

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1837

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Baker, W.
    Home office Maine
    Year 1974
  • Type Owner
    Owner Haines, A. S.
    Home office Maine
    Year 1974

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Inferred 36600mt ore
    Total resources 36600mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 10 wt-pct Manganese Major 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MILLER,R.T. MN DEPOSITS AROOSTOOK CO.ME.,ME.GEOL SUR BUL 4 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REC 020 INFO AS OF 1947-CURRENT OWNER IS UNDETERMINED. YEAR OF INITIAL INFO 1974,UPDATED IN 1976. FOR ADDITIONAL INFO ON AREA SEE DEPOSIT RECORDS FOR SEQ 23-0 RESERVES FOR THIS DEPOSIT ARE A SUBSET OF THE ABOVE SEQUENCE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Hartos U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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