Mine detail: Essex Mine (186*)

Previously called 'Moulton and Darling FarmsEssex Mine 186*'

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Location: Essex County, Vermont, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.39248, -71.84118
dep_id: 10081182
mrds_id: W033052
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Concordant Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
Reporter: L. G. Woodruff, Fred Beck, Inc., McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.)
hrock_unit: Albee Formation
hrock_type: Quartzite
Year first produced: 1865
yr_lst_prd: 1865
disc_yr: 1855
References:
  • Deposit:: ERIC, J.H., AND DENNIS, J.G., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE CONCORD-WATERFORD AREA, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 11, P. 62.
  • Deposit:: HITCHCOCK, E., ET AL, 1861, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT. CLAREMONT, NH, CLAREMONT MANUFACTURING CO., 2 VOL., 982 P.
  • Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P.14.
  • Deposit:: Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.
  • Deposit:: Eric, J.H., And Dennis, J.G., 1958, Geology Of The Concord-Waterford Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 11, 62 P.Eric, J.H., And Dennis, J.G., 1958, Geology Of The Concord-Waterford Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 11, 62 P.
  • Deposit:: 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.
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