Description
Mathew Kennedy
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, TABULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Silver, Chalcopyrite, Galena
GangueGarnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranulite · Missisquoi Formation, Whetstone Hill And Moretown Members
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1855
Last production1855
Discovery year1851
Identification
Deposit ID10081187
MRDS IDW033059
Alternate namesTaggart Mine 1859, Fagneau Mine, Bridgewater Gold Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates43.6211, -72.68451
References
CHANG, P.H., ERN, E.H, AND THOMPSON, J.B., 1965, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE WOODSTOCK QUADRANGLE, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 29.GRANT, R.W., 1968, MINERAL COLLECTING IN VERMONT, VGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 2, PG. 46.PERKINS, G.H., 1904, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: VT. STATE GEOLOGIST, 4TH REPORT (1903-1904), P 54-58.PERRY, E.L. 1929, GEOLOGY OF BRIDGEWATER AND PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIPS, VT: VT STATE GEOLOGISTS, 16TH REPORT (1927-1928), PP 62-63.MORRILL, P AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P. 9.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.Ern, E.H. Jr., 1963, Bedrock Geology Of The Randolph Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 21, 92 P.Ern, E.H. Jr., 1963, Bedrock Geology Of The Randolph Quadrangle, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 21, 92 P.