Mine detail: Oram Mine

Previously called 'Nj Zinc Co.Fay Shaft 1954'

Location:	Rutland County, Vermont, United States, North America
Lat / long:	43.8306, -73.08282
dep_id:	10100276
mrds_id:	W033721
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Zinc, Lead
Trace mineral:	Copper
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Galena
gangue:	Pyrrhotite, Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm:	IRREGULAR
work_type:	Underground
model:	208: Sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb
Reporter:	L. G. Woodruff, McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), Fred Beck, Inc.
hrock_unit:	Winooski Dolomite
hrock_type:	Dolomite
References:	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 Deposit:: NEW JERSEY ZINC, 1954, UNPUBLISHED MAPS AND CROSS-SECTIONS OF THE LION HILL AREA, BRANDON, VT.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.