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Lowell Mine and Mill

Past Producer in Orleans county in Vermont, United States with commodity Asbestos
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10300925
MRDS ID W023041
MAS/MILS ID 0500190001
Record type Site
Current site name Lowell Mine and Mill
Alternate or previous names Lowell Mine, Vermont Asbestos Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -72.52449, 44.76667 (WGS84)
Elevation 454
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orleans(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hazens Notch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Mansfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Orleans

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Asbestos Unknown
Brucite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Chromite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Olivine Unknown
Pyroxene Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -72.52449, 44.76667
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 430M
    Length 3400M
    Width 1800M
    Area 400HA
    Depth to top 1.9M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1.9
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 400
    Date of Last Modification 820826

Comments on the geologic information

  • DIMENSIONS OF MINERALIZATION REFER TO THE ULTRAMAFIC BODY IN WHICH LOWELL MINE IS LOCATED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1892
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1900
Milling method Sizing

Mining district

District name North-Central Vt

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Vermont Asbestos Group, Inc.
    ID 4300065
    Interest 100
    Home office Vermont
    Year 1994

Comments on the ownership information

  • METHOD OF FIBER SEPARATION IS ASPIRATION. TOTAL MILL PERSONNEL ESTIMATED TO BE 136. PRESENT OWNER VERMONT ASBESTOS GROUP, MORRISVILLE, VT PHONE NUMBER: 1-802-888-5716 (PRESIDENT: LYNWOOD GRAY) PREVIOUS OWNERS: GENERAL ANILINE AND FILM CORPORATION - 1967 TO 1975 RUBEROID COMPANY - 1936 TO 1967 UNKNOWN OTHERS - 1936, PRIOR TO

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Description Asbestos Fibers 36386 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Asbestos Asbestos 36386mt
  • Year 1971
    Description Asbestos Fibers 34389 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Asbestos Asbestos 34389mt
  • Year 1972
    Description Asbestos Fibers 31722 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Asbestos Asbestos 31722mt
  • Year 1973
    Description Asbestos Fibers 40595 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Asbestos Asbestos 40595mt
  • Year 1974
    Description Asbestos Fibers 42324 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Asbestos Asbestos 42324mt
  • Year 1975
    Description Asbestos Fibers 36077 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Asbestos Asbestos 36077mt
  • Year 1976
    Description Asbestos Fibers 31809 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Asbestos Asbestos 31809mt
  • Year 1977
    Description Asbestos Fibers 25002 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Asbestos Asbestos 25002mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Asbestos Fibers 26485 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Asbestos Asbestos 26485mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Asbestos Fibers 26175 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Asbestos Asbestos 26175mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Asbestos Fibers 24523 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Asbestos Asbestos 24523mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Asbestos Fibers 21771 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Asbestos Asbestos 21771mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Asbestos Fibers 14656 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Asbestos Asbestos 14656mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Asbestos Fibers 18840 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Asbestos Asbestos 18840mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Asbestos Fibers 11272 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Asbestos Asbestos 11272mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Asbestos Fibers 8165 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Asbestos Asbestos 8165mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Asbestos Fibers 7892 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Asbestos Asbestos 7892mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRECISE MILL RECOVERY CALCULATED TO BE 75.887%; 76% IS USED IN TEXT.
  • INITIAL PRODUCTION IN 1900 WAS AT THE EDEN QUARRY. ONGOING PRODUCTION IS AT LOWELL AND AREA C QUARRIES.
  • LOWELL MINE IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MOST OF THE STANDARD GRADES OF ASBESTOS FIBER. LENGTH OF FIBER PRODUCED IS DEPENDENT ON CUSTOMER PREFERENCE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCES IN MINE RECOVERABLE MT. VERMONT ASBESTOS GROUP, GAVE JAN 1993 RESERVES AS 1,970,000 MT OF 3% ASBESTOS ANNUAL PRODUCTION AVERAGES 270,000 TONS ASBESTOS ORE PER YEAR MINE OPERATES ONLY DURING THE LATE SPRING THRU SUMMER (5.5 MOS). 1994 ADIT UPDATE: MINE TEMPORARILY SHUTDOWN IN 1994.
  • RESERVES GIVEN BY COMPANY FOR BEGINNING 1993

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 40HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 50
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 1.7
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 15
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 4700
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 3.25
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on the workings information

  • TOTAL LAND HOLDING = 1093 HECTARES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY, INDIVIDUAL

  • Deposit

    COMPANY, PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEARS 1982

  • Deposit

    THROUGH 1986).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOWELL PROPERTY EXTENDS INTO LAMOILLE COUNTY. LOWELL MINE CONSISTS OF TWO ACTIVE QUARRIES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-OCT-1996 Carey U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/22/1994
MSHA mine ID4300065
Mine name (MSHA)Lowell Mine & Mill
Current operatorVermont Asbestos Group Inc
Current controller (parent)Howard A Manosh
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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