Unnamed Copper Prospect
Beacon Falls, Connecticut
41.4289°N 73.0735°W
Mine Overview
This unnamed copper prospect is near Beacon Falls, Connecticut. Historically the site has been part of the Beacon Falls Mining District. The ore mined is composed of chalcopyrite and pyrite with waste material consisting primarily of microcline, sphene and biotite. The New England Upland Section of the Appalachian Highlands characterize the geomorphology of the surrounding area.
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Commodities
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- Commodity Type Importance
- Copper Metallic Primary
- Iron Metallic Secondary
Deposit
CARR'S MAP AT 1:24000 DOES NOT INDICATE PROSPECT BY SPECIAL SYMBOL.; INFORMATION SOURCE: 1 PUB LIT.
CARR'S MAP AT 1:24000 DOES NOT INDICATE PROSPECT BY SPECIAL SYMBOL.; INFORMATION SOURCE: 1 PUB LIT.
Location Info
- New Haven , Connecticut County / State
- Continent Country State County
- North America The United States Connecticut New Haven
Development
TOTAL$: US
Geology
TIGHT FOLDED BELT BORDERED BY MAJOR FAULT ALONG WHICH IS INTRUDED TRIASSIC DOLERITE DIKES; ALSO SMALL PEGMATITES. ON CARR'S MAP, COLLINSVILLE LABELED PROSPECT GNEISS. NEAR CONTACT WITH THE OVERLYING CAMBRIAN ORDOVICIAN THE STRAITS SCHIST FO.
TIGHT FOLDED BELT BORDERED BY MAJOR FAULT ALONG WHICH IS INTRUDED TRIASSIC DOLERITE DIKES; ALSO SMALL PEGMATITES. ON CARR'S MAP, COLLINSVILLE LABELED PROSPECT GNEISS. NEAR CONTACT WITH THE OVERLYING CAMBRIAN ORDOVICIAN THE STRAITS SCHIST FORMATION.
Physiography
Physiographic area where the resource is found.
- Division Province? Section
- Appalachian Highlands New England Province New England Upland Section
Reserve-resource
INFORMATION LACKING. QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SULFIDE ORE UNKNOWN. STUDY NEEDED.
Nearby Deposits
Other deposits in the same region.
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- Copper commodity Site type Occurrence status
- New Haven, Connecticut
- Disseminations In Metamor
- 1.18 miles
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- Silver commodity Site type Mine status
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- Surface
- 3.10 miles
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Seymour Arsenic And Nickel Mine
- Arsenic commodity Site type Mine status
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Southford Pegmatite Quarry Feldspar Mine
- Feldspar commodity Site type Mine status
- New Haven, Connecticut
- Surface
- 5.45 miles
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Stevenson Bowers Hill Copper Mine
- Copper commodity Site type Mine status
- New Haven, Connecticut
- Metamorphosed Volcanic An
- Underground
- 5.52 miles
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Bassett Arsenopyrite Mine
- Arsenic commodity Site type Mine status
- New Haven, Connecticut
- Surface
- 6.18 miles
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Unnamed Copper Prospect
- Copper commodity Site type Mine status
- New Haven, Connecticut
- Void Filling And Replacement
- 6.44 miles
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Pegmatite Quarries
- Beryllium commodity Site type Mine status
- Fairfield, Connecticut
- Surface
- 6.97 miles
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Monroe Lanes Mine
- Bismuth commodity Site type Occurrence status
- Fairfield, Connecticut
- Quartz Veins
- 7.81 miles
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Booths Lower Level Bismuth And Sulfide Mine
- Bismuth commodity Site type Mine status
- Fairfield, Connecticut
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- Surface
- 8.45 miles
Nearby Places
- Beacon Falls (1.11 miles away)
- Seymour (2.23 miles away)
- Oxford (2.26 miles away)
- Bethany (3.99 miles away)
- Naugatuck (4.10 miles away)
- Ansonia (5.72 miles away)
- Woodbridge (6.26 miles away)
- Prospect (7.05 miles away)
- Middlebury (7.38 miles away)
- Derby (7.52 miles away)
- Shelton (7.83 miles away)
- Southbury (8.08 miles away)
- Waterbury (8.99 miles away)
- Hamden (9.43 miles away)
- Monroe (9.61 miles away)
- Cheshire (10.17 miles away)
- Woodbury (10.62 miles away)
- Orange (10.69 miles away)
- New Haven (11.24 miles away)
- Oakville (11.37 miles away)
- North Haven (11.39 miles away)
- Newtown (11.95 miles away)
- Watertown (12.46 miles away)
- West Haven (12.75 miles away)
Nearby Mining Districts
- Beacon Falls Mining District (0 miles away)
- Seymour Mining District (2.32 miles away)
- Oxford Mining District (3.25 miles away)
- Derby Mining District (5.02 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. PROSPECTED DURING CIVIL WAR.
INFORMATION LACKING. PROSPECTED DURING CIVIL WAR.