Mine detail: Waterman Mine

Previously called 'Blood Mountain'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.7558, -72.24869

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite, Actinolite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1850

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1850
Last production ended: 1850

Geology

Host rock:Orfordville Formation, Post Pond Volcanic Member
Host type:Amphibolite

References

MRDSW033633
DEP10081555
Reference{Deposit:: HADLEY, J.B., 1950, GEOLOGY OF THE BRADFORD-THETFORD AREA, ORANGE COUNTY, VERMONT. VGS BULLETIN NO. 1, PP. 34-35.}{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P. 32.}{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:: Hadley, J.G., 1950, Geology Of The Bradford-Thetford Area, Orange County, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 1.Hadley, J.G., 1950, Geology Of The Bradford-Thetford Area, Orange County, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 1.}
ReporterMcBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), Fred Beck, Inc., L. G. Woodruff