Connecticut · Hartford County
Past Producer

Simsbury Newgate Prison Copper Mine

Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
CopperSulfur
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVoid Space Filling And Re
Model87: Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu)
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Coffinite, Uraninite, Malachite, Azurite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Brochantite
GangueSandstone
Geology
Associated rockBasalt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1707-1767, 1830-1835
First production1707
Identification
Deposit ID10067483
MRDS IDW000258
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.96198, -72.74552
References
WEED, W. H., 1911, "COPPER DEPOSITS OF APPALACHIAN STATES", USGS, BULL. 455, PG. 35, 36Weed, W. H., 1911, "Copper Deposits Of Appalachian States", Usgs, Bull. 455, Pg. 35-36Weed, W. H., 1911, "Copper Deposits Of Appalachian States", Usgs, Bull. 455, Pg. 35-36Schnabel, R. W., And Eric, J.H., 1964, "Geol. Map Windsor Locks Quad.", Usgs, Gq-388, Short TextSchnabel, R. W., And Eric, J.H., 1964, "Geol. Map Windsor Locks Quad.", Usgs, Gq-388, Short TextSHEPARD, 1837