Wilton Silver And Galena Chalcopyrite Mine
Georgetown, Connecticut
41.2379°N 73.4295°W
Mine Overview
The Wilton Silver And Galena Chalcopyrite Mine is in Georgetown, Connecticut. Historically the site has been associated with the Wilton Mining District which is now part of the Weir Farm National Historic Site. The Wilton Silver And Galena Chalcopyrite Mine was closed at the time of data entry with no known plans to re-open. Production size when active was considered to be small. The ore mined is composed of pyrite, galena and chalcopyrite with waste material consisting primarily of biotite, feldspar and garnet. The mineralization at this location is from the Lower Devonian epoch 419.20 to 393.30 million years ago. The New England Upland Section of the Appalachian Highlands characterize the geomorphology of the surrounding area.
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Commodities
Additional textual information about a site or mine.
- Commodity Type Importance
- Silver Metallic Primary
Deposit
USGS, TOPO, 1960, NORWALK NORTH AT 1:24000 USES TERM SILVER FOR SEVERAL ROADS, STREAMS, A HILL AND A TOWN WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF MINE LOCATION. WILTON MINE LOCATION NOT EXACT; POSSIBLY SEVERAL SILVER PROSPECTS IN AREA.; INFORMATION SOURCE: 1 PUB LIT.
USGS, TOPO, 1960, NORWALK NORTH AT 1:24000 USES TERM SILVER FOR SEVERAL ROADS, STREAMS, A HILL AND A TOWN WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF MINE LOCATION. WILTON MINE LOCATION NOT EXACT; POSSIBLY SEVERAL SILVER PROSPECTS IN AREA.; INFORMATION SOURCE: 1 PUB LIT.
Location Info
- Fairfield , Connecticut County / State
- Continent Country State County
- North America The United States Connecticut Fairfield
Development
TOTAL$: US
Geology
MOST OF AREA MAPPED AS YOUNGER GRANITE; MICA SCHIST AREA EAST OF NORWALK RIVER LESS THAN ONE MILE LONG, ONE QUARTER MILE WIDE; HARTLAND INTERLAYERED MICA QUARTZITE AND SCHIST WITH MINOR LAYERS OF GRAPHITIC SCHIST, LIMESTONE, CALCIC SILICATES.
MOST OF AREA MAPPED AS YOUNGER GRANITE; MICA SCHIST AREA EAST OF NORWALK RIVER LESS THAN ONE MILE LONG, ONE QUARTER MILE WIDE; HARTLAND INTERLAYERED MICA QUARTZITE AND SCHIST WITH MINOR LAYERS OF GRAPHITIC SCHIST, LIMESTONE, CALCIC SILICATES.
Rocks
Geological materials at the site.
Physiography
Physiographic area where the resource is found.
- Division Province? Section
- Appalachian Highlands New England Province New England Upland Section
Reserve-resource
INFORMATION LACKING. PROBABLY ONLY MODERATE AMOUNT OF LOW GRADE SULFIDE ORE AVAILABLE. NEEDS STUDY.
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- Beryllium commodity Site type Mine status
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- Feldspar commodity Site type Mine status
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- Tungsten commodity Site type Mine status
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Handy And Harmon Refining Processing Plant
- Silver commodity Site type Plant status
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- Refining Plant
- (Ferro Alloy Plant)
- Processing Plant
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- Copper commodity Site type Occurrence status
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Nearby Places
- Georgetown (1.25 miles away)
- Cannondale (1.50 miles away)
- Branchville (2.14 miles away)
- Wilton (2.97 miles away)
- Weston (3.60 miles away)
- Topstone (4.12 miles away)
- Lyons Plain (4.42 miles away)
- Ridgefield (4.66 miles away)
- Lewisboro (4.83 miles away)
- Vista (4.85 miles away)
- Redding (5.06 miles away)
- Titicus (5.36 miles away)
- Aspetuck (5.80 miles away)
- South Salem (6.83 miles away)
- Easton (6.94 miles away)
- Scotts Corners (7.13 miles away)
- New Canaan (7.15 miles away)
- Westport (7.63 miles away)
- Pound Ridge (7.81 miles away)
- Greenfield Hill (8.32 miles away)
- Norwalk (8.39 miles away)
- Twin Lakes Village (8.42 miles away)
- Bethel (9.23 miles away)
- Waccabuc (9.35 miles away)
Nearby Mining Districts
- Wilton Mining District (0 miles away)
Nearby Lands
- Weir Farm National Historic Site (1.75 miles away)
Footnotes
* Mine bounds on map indicate the general area that a mine occupies. For an detailed map, refer to the overseeing BLM field office.
** The mine central point is based on an average of the mine's bounding box(es) and does not necessarily fall on the claim itself.
1 World-class significance is determined by total endowment of the contained commodity. This includes all past production and remaining reserves. Each commodity is considered separately and commodities cannot be combined to arrive at a significant size. The tonnage thresholds are from the mine model grade-tonnage studies. As of June 2008, many entries were classified as significant under less strict rules.
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Notes
INFORMATION LACKING. OLD WORKINGS. DARK GRAY, SILVERY, RATHER COARSE GRAINED MICA SCHIST WITH GARNETS.
INFORMATION LACKING. OLD WORKINGS. DARK GRAY, SILVERY, RATHER COARSE GRAINED MICA SCHIST WITH GARNETS.