Mine detail: Oram Mine

Previously called 'Nj Zinc Co.Fay Shaft 1954'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.8306, -73.08282

Resource(M)

Primary: Zinc, Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Galena
Gangue: Pyrrhotite, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form: IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Winooski Dolomite
Host type:Dolomite

References

MRDSW033721
DEP10100276
Reference{Deposit:: PEARRE, N.C. AND CALKINS, J.A., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS AND OCCURRENCES IN VERMONT, EXCLUSIVE OF CLAY, SAND AND GRAVEL, AND PEAT. USGS MAP, MR-5, SCALE 1:500000.}{Deposit:: CLARK, S., 1984, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.}{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH. P. 8.}{Deposit:: GRANT, R., 1968, MINERAL COLLECTING IN VERMONT. VGS SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 2., P. 29-30.}{Deposit:: CADY, W.M., 1945, STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF WEST-CENTRAL VERMONT. GSA BULLETIN, VOL. 56, P. 515-587.}{Deposit:: CLARK, S. AND NELEY, C., 1983. ZINC, LEAD AND BARITE DEPOSITS AND OCCURRENCES IN PALEOZOIC ROCKS, EAST-CENTRAL US. USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT, 83-187, P. 171.}{Deposit:: NEW JERSEY ZINC, 1954, UNPUBLISHED MAPS AND CROSS-SECTIONS OF THE LION HILL AREA, BRANDON, VT.}{Deposit:: Cady, W.M., 1945, Stratigraphy And Structure Of West-Central Vermont: Geological Society Of America Bulletin, V. 56, P. 515-587.Cady, W.M., 1945, Stratigraphy And Structure Of West-Central Vermont: Geological Society Of America Bulletin, V. 56, P. 515-587.}{Deposit:: Clark, S. And Neley, C., 1983, Zinc, Lead, And Barite Deposits And Occurrences In Paleozoic Rocks, East-Central U.S.: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-187.Clark, S. And Neley, C., 1983, Zinc, Lead, And Barite Deposits And Occurrences In Paleozoic Rocks, East-Central U.S.: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-187.}{Deposit:: Pearre, N.C. And Calkins, J.A., 1957, Mineral Deposits And Occurrences In Vermont, Exclusive Of Clay, Sand And Gravel, And Peat: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map Mr-5, Scale 1:500,000.Pearre, N.C. And Calkins, J.A., 1957, Mineral Deposits And Occurrences In Vermont, Exclusive Of Clay, Sand And Gravel, And Peat: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map Mr-5, Scale 1:500,000.}{Deposit:: Grant, W. R., 1968, Mineral Collecting In Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Special Publication 2, 49 P.Grant, W. R., 1968, Mineral Collecting In Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Special Publication 2, 49 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.}{Deposit:: New Jersey Zinc, 1954, Unpublished Maps And Cross-Section Of The Lion Hill Area, Vermont.}
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