Vermont · Orange County
Past Producer

Smith Mine

Orange County, Vermont, United States
Copper
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Description

Ira Towle

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite
GangueKyanite, Tourmaline, Garnet, Calcite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Waits River Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1916
Discovery year1854
Identification
Deposit ID10100268
MRDS IDW033057
Alternate namesBicknell Mine, Pike Hill Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.0544, -72.3053
References
ANNIS, M.P, SLACK, J.F., ROLPH, A.L., 1983, STRATABOUND MASSIVE SULPHIDE DEPOSITS OF THE ELIZABETH MINE, ORANGE COUNTY, VT; IN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, MISC. REPORT 36, PP 41-51.GRANT, W.R., 1968, MINERAL COLLECTING IN VERMONT: VGS SPECIAL PUBLICHOWARD, P.F., 1969, THE GEOLOGY OF THE ELIZABETH MINE, VERMONT: VGS ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, NO. 5.JACOBS, E.C., 1916, COPPER MINING IN VERMONT, 10TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 1915-1916, P. 192-199.MURTHY, V.R., 1957, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE EAST BARRE AREA, VERMONT, VGS BULLETIN NO. 10, P 115-117.WHITE, W.S. AND 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 LOCALITES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., PP 14-15.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.Grant, W. R., 1968, Mineral Collecting In Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Special Publication 2, 49 P.Grant, W. R., 1968, Mineral Collecting In Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Special Publication 2, 49 P.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.Annis, M.P., Slack, J.F., Rolph, A.L., 1983, Stratabound Massive Sulphide Deposits Of The Elizabeth Mine, Orange County, Vermont: In Geological Survey Of Canada, Miscellaneous Report 36, Pp. 41-51.Annis, M.P., Slack, J.F., Rolph, A.L., 1983, Stratabound Massive Sulphide Deposits Of The Elizabeth Mine, Orange County, Vermont: In Geological Survey Of Canada, Miscellaneous Report 36, Pp. 41-51.Jacobs, E.C., 1916, Copper Mining In Vermont: 10th Annual Report Of The Vermont State Geologist, 1915-1916, P. 1920-199.Jacobs, E.C., 1916, Copper Mining In Vermont: 10th Annual Report Of The Vermont State Geologist, 1915-1916, P. 1920-199.Murthy, V.R., 1957, Bedrock Geology Of The East Barre Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 10, 95 P.Murthy, V.R., 1957, Bedrock Geology Of The East Barre Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 10, 95 P.