Maine · Hancock County
Past Producer

Franklin and Franklin Extension Mine

Hancock County, Maine, United States
LeadZincSilverGoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryZinc, Silver
TertiaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Silver, Pyrargyrite, Galena, Pyrrhotite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Pyrite, Arsenopyrite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10084428
MRDS IDW101751
Alternate namesFranklin Extension Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.5791, -68.26645
References
RAND, 1958, ME MR INDEX3; EMMONS, 1910, USGS BULL. 432Li, C. Y., 1942, Genesis Of Some Ore Deposits Of Southeastern Maine: Geological Society Of America Bulletin, V. 53, P. 15-51.Li, C. Y., 1942, Genesis Of Some Ore Deposits Of Southeastern Maine: Geological Society Of America Bulletin, V. 53, P. 15-51.Emmons, W.H., 1910, Some Ore Deposits In Maine And The Milan Mine, New Hampshire: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 432, 62 P.Emmons, W.H., 1910, Some Ore Deposits In Maine And The Milan Mine, New Hampshire: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 432, 62 P.Young, R. S., 1962, Prospect Evaluations, Hancock County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 2, 113 P.Young, R. S., 1962, Prospect Evaluations, Hancock County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 2, 113 P.Morrill, P., And Hinckley, W.P., 1959, Eastern Maine: Maine Mines And Minerals, V. 2, Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.Morrill, P., And Hinckley, W.P., 1959, Eastern Maine: Maine Mines And Minerals, V. 2, Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.Maine Geological Survey (Hussey, Arthur M., Ii; Compiler), 1958, Maine Metal Mines And Prospects: Maine Geological Survey Minerals Resources Index 3, 53 P.Maine Geological Survey (Hussey, Arthur M., Ii; Compiler), 1958, Maine Metal Mines And Prospects: Maine Geological Survey Minerals Resources Index 3, 53 P.