Mine detail: Proctorsville Deposit

Previously called 'Site Includes Green Mountain Quarry and An Old Soapstone Quarry'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.39527, -72.64871

Resource(N)

Primary: Talc-Soapstone, Stone, Dimension
Ore: Steatite, Serpentine
Orebody form: IRREGULAR PODS AND LENSES
Discovery year: 1845

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1845

Geology

Host rock:Missisquoi Formation
Host type:Schist

References

MRDSW033895
DEP10106288
Reference{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 12.}{Deposit:: CHIDESTER, A. H., BILLINGS, M. P., CADY, W. M., 1951, TALC INVESTIGATIONS IN VERMONT, PRELIMINARY REPORT: USGS CIRCULAR 95, P. 12.}{Deposit:: HITCHCOCK, E., ET AL, 1861, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT: CLAREMONT MFG CO; (CLAREMONT, NH), P. 543.}{Deposit:: UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: VERMONT MARBLE CO.; PROCTOR, VT.}{Deposit:: ADAMS, C. B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; (BURLINGTON, VT), P. 39.}{Deposit:: ADAMS, C. B., 1846, SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNCEY GOODRICH; (BURLINGTON, VT), PP. 236, 239.}{Deposit:: Adams, C.B., 1846, Second Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chancey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont 217 P.Adams, C.B., 1846, Second Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chancey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont 217 P.}{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:: 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:: Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.}{Deposit:: Chidester, A.H., Billings, M.P., And Cady, W.M., 1951, Talc Investigations In Vermont, Preliminary Report: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 95; 33 P.Chidester, A.H., Billings, M.P., And Cady, W.M., 1951, Talc Investigations In Vermont, Preliminary Report: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 95; 33 P.}
ReporterFred Beck, Inc., McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff