Vermont · Rutland County
Past Producer

Copperas Hill Mine

Rutland County, Vermont, United States
IronCopperGold
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR REPLACEMENT ORE AND IRREGULAR LENSES OF DISSEMINATED ORE
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite, Sphalerite, Silver, Gold, Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueArsenopyrite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mount Holly Complex
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10100274
MRDS IDW033616
Alternate namesCuttingsville Copperas Ore
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.4911, -72.87312
References
DOLL, C.G., 1969, REPORT ON THE CUTTINGSVILLE PYRRHOTITE DEPOSIT, CUTTINGSVILLE, VERMONT, VGS ECONOMIC GEOLOGY NO. 4.EGGLESTON, J.W., 1918, ERUPTIVE ROCKS AT CUTTINGSVILLE, VERMONT: REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, VOL. 11, P. 167-193.GRANT, R.W., 1968, MINERAL COLLECTING IN VERMONT. SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 2, VERMONT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PP 32-33.MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE. R., 19648 VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P 42.SLACK, J., 1985, USGS-EMR, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.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.Doll, C.G., 1969, Report On The Cuttingsville Pyrrhotite Deposit, Cuttingsville, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Economic Geology 4.Doll, C.G., 1969, Report On The Cuttingsville Pyrrhotite Deposit, Cuttingsville, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Economic Geology 4.Eggleston, J.W., 1918, 11th Report Of The Vermont State Geologist (1917-1918): P.G. Gobie Press, Bellows Falls, Vermont, P.167-193.Eggleston, J.W., 1918, 11th Report Of The Vermont State Geologist (1917-1918): P.G. Gobie Press, Bellows Falls, Vermont, P.167-193.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.