Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Copper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound Exhalative
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeL
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Galena, Sphalerite
Geology
StructureQuartzite, Gneiss, Amphibolite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1972
Last production1977
Identification
Deposit ID10072164
MRDS IDW016556
Alternate namesBlue Hill Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.39516, -68.61328
References
Bouley, B.A., 1978, Volcanic Stratigraphy, Stratabound Sulfide Deposits, Relative Age Relationships In The East Penobscot Bay Area: Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, University Of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 168 P.Bouley, B.A., 1978, Volcanic Stratigraphy, Stratabound Sulfide Deposits, Relative Age Relationships In The East Penobscot Bay Area: Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, University Of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 168 P.Maine Geological Survey (Hussey, Arthur M., Ii; Compiler), 1958, Maine Metal Mines And Prospects: Maine Geological Survey Minerals Resources Index 3, 53 P.Maine Geological Survey (Hussey, Arthur M., Ii; Compiler), 1958, Maine Metal Mines And Prospects: Maine Geological Survey Minerals Resources Index 3, 53 P.1-3 USBM. MINE CLOSED. 1977.