Darling Copper Mine

Past Producer in Hancock county in Maine, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10306807
Record type Site
Current site name Darling Copper Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.63428, 44.38549 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Penobscot(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Hancock

Comments on the location information

  • Location Based On Mri3, Plate 2. Sw of Second Pond, Between Mammoth and Owen Lead Mines.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 91
USGS model code 24b
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Mark3 model number 30

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.63428, 44.38549

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • One Shaft and Crosscut (Morrill & Hinckley). Three Shafts (Maine Mining Journal, 2/13/1880, P. 84).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Morrill, P., And Hinckley, W.P., 1959, Eastern Maine: Maine Mines And Minerals, V. 2, Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.Morrill, P., And Hinckley, W.P., 1959, Eastern Maine: Maine Mines And Minerals, V. 2, Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.

  • Deposit

    Maine Mining Journal, 1/13/1880, P. 84 (Maine Mining Journal Was A Trade Journal Published In Bangor Between 1879 - 1882).Maine Mining Journal, 1/13/1880, P. 84 (Maine Mining Journal Was A Trade Journal Published In Bangor Between 1879 - 1882).

  • Deposit

    Maine Geological Survey (Hussey, A. M., Ii; Compiler), 1958, Maine Metal Mines And Prospects: Maine Geological Survey Minerals Resources Index 3, 53 P.Maine Geological Survey (Hussey, A. M., Ii; Compiler), 1958, Maine Metal Mines And Prospects: Maine Geological Survey Minerals Resources Index 3, 53 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor
Editor 01-DEC-02 Woodruff, L. G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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