Vermont · Essex County
Past Producer

Bolles Hill Mine (1860-1880)

Essex County, Vermont, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound Disseminated
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Albee Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1885
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10081184
MRDS IDW033054
Alternate namesBolles Hill Mine 1860-1880
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.54219, -71.62308
References
JOHANSSON, W.I., 1963, GEOLOGY OF THE LUNENBURG-BRUNSWICK, GUILDHALLAREA, VERMONT VGS BULLETIN, NO. 22, PP 82-83Dale, T.N., Hillebrand, W.F., Eckel, E.C., And Coons, T.A., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 586, 220 P.Dale, T.N., Hillebrand, W.F., Eckel, E.C., And Coons, T.A., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 586, 220 P.Schumaker, R., And Thompson, J.Jr., 1967, The Bedrock Geology Of The Pawlet Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 30, Pp 14-22.Schumaker, R., And Thompson, J.Jr., 1967, The Bedrock Geology Of The Pawlet Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 30, Pp 14-22.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.