Mine detail: Pike Hill Mines (1905)

Previously called 'Goddard 1877;Eureka 1874Union 1863Corinth 1855Pike Hill Mines 1905'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.06031, -72.3084

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Ore: Sphalerite, Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Garnet, Kyanite, Tourmaline, Pyrite, Calcite, Mica, Quartz
Orebody form: LENSES AND PODS
Discovery year: 1846

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1854
Last production ended: 1919

Geology

Host rock:Walts River Formation
Host type:Quartzite

References

MRDSW033056
DEP10081185
Reference{Deposit:: 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.}{Deposit:: GRANT, W.R., 1968, MINERAL COLLECTING IN VERMONT: VGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 2, PG. 26}{Deposit:: HOWARD, P.F., 1969, THE GEOLOGY OF THE ELIZABETH MINE, VERMONT; VGS ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, NO. 5.}{Deposit:: JACOBS, F.C., 1916, COPPER MINING IN VERMONT; 10TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 1915-1916, P. 192-199.}{Deposit:: MURTHY, V.R., 1957, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE EAST BARRE AREA, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 10, P. 115-117.}{Deposit:: WHITE, W.S. AND ERIC, J.H., 1944, PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOLOGY OF THE ORANGE COUNTY COPPER DISTRICT, VERMONT. USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT.}{Deposit:: HISTORY OF CORINTH, VT 1764-1964. BY THE TOWN OF CORINTH HISTORY COMMITTEE, CORINTH, VT, 1964.}{Deposit:: PEARRE, N.C. AND CALKINS, J.A., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS AND OCCURRENCES IN VERMONT EXCLUSIVE OF CLAY, SAND AND GRAVEL, AND PEAT. USGS MR-5, SCALE 1:500000.}{Deposit:: HITCHCOCK E. ET AL, 1861, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT. CLAREMONT MANUFACTURING CO., CLAREMONT, NH, 2 VOL., 982 P.}{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., PP 14-15.}{Deposit:: Morrow, J., 1970, A Century Of Hard Rock: The Story Of Rising And Nelson Slate Company: Grastorf Press, Granville, New York.Morrow, J., 1970, A Century Of Hard Rock: The Story Of Rising And Nelson Slate Company: Grastorf Press, Granville, New York.}{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.}{Deposit:: Schumaker, R. And Thompson, J.Jr., 1967, The Bedrock Geology Of The Pawlet Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 30, Pp 14-22.Schumaker, R. And Thompson, J.Jr., 1967, The Bedrock Geology Of The Pawlet Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 30, Pp 14-22.}{Deposit:: Dale, T.N., Hillebrand, W.F., Eckel, E.C., And Coons, T.A., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 586, 220 P.Dale, T.N., Hillebrand, W.F., Eckel, E.C., And Coons, T.A., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 586, 220 P.}{Deposit:: Unpublished Map: Delaware And Hudson Rr Map Of Quarries And Mills (1924)}{Production:: HOWARD, P.F., 1969, P. 68}
ReporterL. G. Woodruff, McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), Fred Beck, Inc.