Vermont · Orange County
Past Producer

Elizabeth Mine

Orange County, Vermont, United States
CopperZincSilverGoldCobaltNickelSulfurSulfuric Acid
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryZinc, Silver, Gold
TertiaryCobalt, Nickel, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formBLANKET, TABULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueGarnet, Hornblende, Phlogopite, Tourmaline, Tremolite
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockMetasedimentary Rock · "Gile Mountain Formation", "Waits River Formation"
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Standing Pond Volcanics
StructureNorth trending, north plunging Elizabeth syncline
Tectonic settingStrafford Dome, Strafford - Willoughby Arch, Connecticut Valley - Gaspe Synclinorium
AlterationPremetamorphic Hydrothermal Alteration; Regional Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1809
Last production1958
Discovery year1793
Identification
Deposit ID10081194
MRDS IDW033070
Alternate namesCleavland Mine, Foster Mine (North Pit), South Mine (South Pit), Elizabethtown
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.81941, -72.33754
References
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