Vermont · Essex County
Past Producer

Essex Mine (1860's)

Essex County, Vermont, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeConcordant Vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Albee Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1865
Last production1865
Discovery year1855
Identification
Deposit ID10081182
MRDS IDW033052
Alternate namesEssex Mine 1860's, Moulton and Darling Farms
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.39248, -71.84118
References
ERIC, J.H., AND DENNIS, J.G., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE CONCORD-WATERFORD AREA, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 11, P. 62.HITCHCOCK, E., ET AL, 1861, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT. CLAREMONT, NH, CLAREMONT MANUFACTURING CO., 2 VOL., 982 P.MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P.14.Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.Eric, J.H., And Dennis, J.G., 1958, Geology Of The Concord-Waterford Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 11, 62 P.Eric, J.H., And Dennis, J.G., 1958, Geology Of The Concord-Waterford Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 11, 62 P.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.