Vermont · Orange County
Past Producer

Orange Mine

Orange County, Vermont, United States
CopperZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite, Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite
GangueGarnet, Tourmaline, Pyrite, Hornblende, Feldspar, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranulite · Waits River Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1915
Identification
Deposit ID10081541
MRDS IDW033614
Alternate namesReynolds Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.8839, -72.3609
References
WHITE, W.S., ERIC, J.H. AND AMSDEN, T.W, 1943, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON ORANGE AND GOVE COPPER MINES, STRAFFORD, VT: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-352.WHITE, W.S., ERIC, J.H., 1944, PRELIMINARY REPORT. GEOLOGY OF THE ORANGE COUNTY COPPER DISTRICT, VERMONT. USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT.MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P. 43.PERKINS, G.H., 1918, ELEVENTH REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST. P.H. GOBIE PRESS, (BELLOWS FALLS, VT) P. 147.White, W.S., Eric, J.H., And Amsden, T.W., 1943, Preliminary Report On Orange And Gove Copper Mines, Strafford, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-352.White, W.S., Eric, J.H., And Amsden, T.W., 1943, Preliminary Report On Orange And Gove Copper Mines, Strafford, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-352.White, W.S., And Eric, J.H., 1944, Preliminary Report Geology Of The Orange County Copper District, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 42-1.White, W.S., And Eric, J.H., 1944, Preliminary Report Geology Of The Orange County Copper District, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 42-1.Perkins, G.H., 1918, 11th Report Of The Vermont State Geologist (1917-1918): P.G. Gobie Press, Bellows Falls, Vermont, P. 14-17.Perkins, G.H., 1918, 11th Report Of The Vermont State Geologist (1917-1918): P.G. Gobie Press, Bellows Falls, Vermont, P. 14-17.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.