Maine · Piscataquis County
Past Producer

Katahdin Pyrrhotite Deposit

Piscataquis County, Maine, United States
IronSulfurCopperCobaltNickelSulfur-Pyrite
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Commodities
PrimaryIron, Sulfur
TertiaryCopper, Cobalt, Nickel, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Pyrrhotite
GangueOlivine, Pyroxene
Other materialsChalcopyrite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Marcasite
Geology
Host rockNorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1848
Discovery year1843
Identification
Deposit ID10266977
MRDS IDW016569
Alternate namesKatahdin Iron Works Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates45.44328, -69.19437
References
Miller, R.L., 1945, Geology of the Katahdin pyrrhotite deposit and vicinity, Piscataquis County, Maine: Geological Survey of Maine Bulletin 2, 21 p.Houston, R.S., 1956, Genetic study of some pyrrhotite deposits of Maine and New Brunswick: Maine Geological Survey Bulletin 7, 117 p.BRODEL C.H., CORNWALL H.R. NENYIAC-MINERAL RESOURCES STUDY ANICKEL AND COBALT IN NEW ENGLAND AND NY OCT 1954NAR-MINERAL LOCALITIES-PYRITE CHAPTER MAY 2 1967Young, R.W., 1968, Mineral exploration and development in Maine: in Ridge, J.D. (ed), Ore deposits of the United States, 1933-1967 (Graton-Sales Volume): American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, v. 1, p. 125-139.RAND,JOHN,1958, MAINE METAL MINES AND PROSPECTS: MAINE GEOL SUR MIN RESOURCE INDEX NO 3,VHAY J. ET AL., 1973, COBALT CHAPTER in UNITED STATES MINERAL RESOURCES: USGS PROF. PAPER 820 1973 PP 143-155USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK 1947, SULFUR AND PYRITES. PGS. 11-23.Miller, R.L., 1945, Geology of the Katahdin pyrrhotite deposit and vicinity, Piscataquis County, Maine: Geological Survey of Maine Bulletin 2, pp. 3 and 18NORTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL WATER RESOURCES STUDY 4-20-67;NICKEL AND COBALT. PAGES 1, 2 AND 9.