Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiarySulfur, Aluminum, Calcium, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Magnesite
Commodity typeB
Materials
Other materialsApatite, Bementite, Braunite, Calcite, Chlorite, Feldspar, Hematite, Muscovite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1838
Identification
Deposit ID10194627
MRDS IDW016566
Alternate namesPresque Isle Area
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.73744, -68.16822
References
SCHMIDT, A. AND R. POTTS, FIELD TRIP REPORT, NOV 8-12, AROOMILLER,R.J.,1947 MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF AROOSTOOK COUNTY,ME.GEOL. SUR. BULL. 4.WHITE,WALTER S. USGS BULL 940-E,1943-OCCURANCE OF MANGANESEERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY.PAVLIDES,LOUIS GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE MAPLE AEY MOUNTAINS AREA,AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE-USGS PP 362,1962REPORT OF THE PANEL ON MANGANESE RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY.NATIONAMINERALS ADVISORY BOARD,NMAB 323,1976 81 PPEILERTSEN,N.A. ESTIMATED COSTS OF SURFACE MINING AND UNDERGRMINING IN THE LOW GRADE MANGANIFEROUS DEPOSITS OF AROOSTOOKMAINE.BUMINES UNPUBLISHED CONFIDENTIAL FILE 420.04,1957,26 P