Dunham Silver Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10306810
Record type Site
Current site name Dunham Silver Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.46437, 44.56847 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ellsworth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bangor(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 Young, 1962. 1.1 Mi W of Union River At Ellsworth Falls On Rte 1 Alt; Approx .2 Mi S of Road.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrrhotite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.46437, 44.56847

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Quartz-Biotite-Chlorite Schist

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • One Pit Estimated 25 Feet Deep.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Young, R. S., 1962, Prospect Evaluations, Hancock County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 2, 113 P.Young, R. S., 1962, Prospect Evaluations, Hancock County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 2, 113 P.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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.