Union Mine, Pike Hill Mines, Corinth, Orange County, Vermont, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Union Mine | Mine |
| Pike Hill Mines | Group of Mines |
| Corinth | - not defined - |
| Orange County | County |
| Vermont | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° North , 72° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
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Mindat Locality ID:
193800
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:193800:8
GUID (UUID V4):
b6da4db5-a5ce-4992-a513-67fd19372d64
Copper mine, first opened in 1866. Closed in 1889.
The Union mine was first opened in 1866. The production from that year up to 1881, inclusive, amounted to 31,504 tons of ore, carrying 8.5 per cent to 10 per cent copper. In 1879 and 1880 a total of 5,712,604 pounds of fines, carrying 2.7 per cent to 4.5 per cent copper, was sent to the Copperfield smelter.
The property is developed by an inclined shaft about 900 feet long, reaching to 766 feet below the adit level. To a depth of 300 feet four overlapping lenses of ore were worked. The shaft leaves the ore at a depth of 500 feet on the incline below the adit level and continues downward in the hanging-wall schists. The lower ore bodies are developed by winzes sunk in the foot wall. Assay of a sample of selected ore from the dump showed 8.15 per cent copper. 25 per cent silica, traces of gold, and 0.3 ounce silver per ton. The vein has a north-south course, dips 30° E., and has an average thickness of 8 feet.
The property is developed by an inclined shaft about 900 feet long, reaching to 766 feet below the adit level. To a depth of 300 feet four overlapping lenses of ore were worked. The shaft leaves the ore at a depth of 500 feet on the incline below the adit level and continues downward in the hanging-wall schists. The lower ore bodies are developed by winzes sunk in the foot wall. Assay of a sample of selected ore from the dump showed 8.15 per cent copper. 25 per cent silica, traces of gold, and 0.3 ounce silver per ton. The vein has a north-south course, dips 30° E., and has an average thickness of 8 feet.
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