View of tailing and waste rock capped storage and barren ground next to the north cut.
The ore deposit was discovered in 1793, but mining did not start until 1809. Open pit mining and from 1886 underground mining was conducted. The mine produced up to 8,500,000 pounds (3,900,000 kg) of copper (1954) and was closed in 1957.
The ore deposits at the Elizabeth Mine represent classic examples of sedimentary exhalative type deposition where hydrothermal fluids enter the marine environment and precipitate out minerals in a strataform ore body.[3][4][5] The ores are hosted in the strongly deformed Lower Devonian Gile Mountain Formation (a grey to dark grey mica schist). The ore body at the Elizabeth Mine is a massive sulfide deposit consisting primarily of pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite.
^Hammarstrom, J. M.; Seal, R. R. II; Ouimetter, A. P.; Foster, S. A. (2001). "Sources of metals and acidity at the Elizabeth and Ely mines". Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series. 35: 213–248.
^Seal, R. R. II; Hammarstrom, J. M.; Slack, J. F.; Hathaway, E. M.; Lovely, W. P.; Kierstead, M. A. (2001). "Introduction: environmental geochemistry and mining history of massive sulfide deposits in the Vermont copper belt". Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series. 35: 115–117.
^Deb, M. (2004). Sediment Hosted Lead-Zinc Sulphide Deposits. CRC Press. p. 367.
^Slack, J. F.; Offield, T. W.; Woodruff, L. G.; Shanks, W. C. III (2001). "Geology and geochemistry of Besshi-type massive sulfide deposits of the Vermont copper belt". Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series. 35: 193–211.
^Offield, T. W.; Slack, J. F. (1993). "Structure and origin of the Ely copper deposit, east- central Vermont". U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 2039: 59–68.
External linksedit
South Strafford's Elizabeth Copper Mine: The Tyson Years, 1880–1902
Vermont Mining
The Geology of the Elizabeth Mine, Peter Howard, 1969
Geologic Map of the Elizabeth Mine Area (Stratford, VT)
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VT-35, "Elizabeth Mine, Mine Road, South Strafford, Orange County, VT", 66 photos, 4 measured drawings, 89 data pages, 11 photo caption pages
January 01, 1970
elizabeth, mine, copper, mine, located, town, line, between, town, strafford, town, thetford, orange, county, vermont, locationlocationstrafford, thetford, orange, countystatevermontcountryunited, statescoordinates43, 8128532, 335100, 8128532, 335100production. The Elizabeth Mine was a copper mine located on the town line between the Town of Strafford and the Town of Thetford in Orange County Vermont Elizabeth MineLocationElizabeth MineLocationStrafford Thetford Orange CountyStateVermontCountryUnited StatesCoordinates43 48 46 N 72 20 06 W 43 8128532 N 72 335100 W 43 8128532 72 335100ProductionProductsCopperTypeopen pit undergroundHistoryOpened1809 1809 Closed1957Superfund siteInformationCERCLIS IDVTD988366621ContaminantsMine tailings metals sulfidesProgressProposedDecember 1 2000ListedJune 14 2001List of Superfund sites View of tailing and waste rock capped storage and barren ground next to the north cut The ore deposit was discovered in 1793 but mining did not start until 1809 Open pit mining and from 1886 underground mining was conducted The mine produced up to 8 500 000 pounds 3 900 000 kg of copper 1954 and was closed in 1957 Due to acid mine drainage the west branch of the Ompompanoosuc River was polluted Since 2000 the Environmental Protection Agency EPA and the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources have been developing a plan to clean up the area 1 2 Contents 1 Geology 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGeology editThe ore deposits at the Elizabeth Mine represent classic examples of sedimentary exhalative type deposition where hydrothermal fluids enter the marine environment and precipitate out minerals in a strataform ore body 3 4 5 The ores are hosted in the strongly deformed Lower Devonian Gile Mountain Formation a grey to dark grey mica schist The ore body at the Elizabeth Mine is a massive sulfide deposit consisting primarily of pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite See also editCopper mining in the United States List of Superfund sites in VermontReferences edit Hammarstrom J M Seal R R II Ouimetter A P Foster S A 2001 Sources of metals and acidity at the Elizabeth and Ely mines Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series 35 213 248 Seal R R II Hammarstrom J M Slack J F Hathaway E M Lovely W P Kierstead M A 2001 Introduction environmental geochemistry and mining history of massive sulfide deposits in the Vermont copper belt Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series 35 115 117 Deb M 2004 Sediment Hosted Lead Zinc Sulphide Deposits CRC Press p 367 Slack J F Offield T W Woodruff L G Shanks W C III 2001 Geology and geochemistry of Besshi type massive sulfide deposits of the Vermont copper belt Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series 35 193 211 Offield T W Slack J F 1993 Structure and origin of the Ely copper deposit east central Vermont U S Geological Survey Bulletin 2039 59 68 External links editSouth Strafford s Elizabeth Copper Mine The Tyson Years 1880 1902 Vermont Mining The Geology of the Elizabeth Mine Peter Howard 1969 Geologic Map of the Elizabeth Mine Area Stratford VT Historic American Engineering Record HAER No VT 35 Elizabeth Mine Mine Road South Strafford Orange County VT 66 photos 4 measured drawings 89 data pages 11 photo caption pages Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elizabeth Mine amp oldid 1183370423, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
