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Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
61 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
50 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
37 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
21 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
11 sites
Garnet
Mohs 6.5–7.5. Usually deep red, round many-faced crystals. Mindat
10 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Windsor County (17) · Orange County (15) · Rutland County (11) · Lamoille County (5) · Essex County (5) · Franklin County (4) · Washington County (1) · Windham County (1) · Orleans County (1) · Addison County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talc Mine (No Name) | Talc-Soapstone | Arsenopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Pyrite, Magnesite | Past Producer | 44.650, -72.683 |
| Essex Mine (1860's) | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 44.392, -71.841 |
| Unnamed Copper Occurrence | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 43.895, -72.695 |
| Nicholson Copper Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 44.781, -71.905 |
| Berkshire Copper Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 44.998, -72.765 |
| Bolles Hill Mine (1860-1880) | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 44.542, -71.623 |
| Dimond Property Copper Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 43.913, -72.293 |
| Kibling Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 43.761, -72.323 |
| Richford Copper Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 45.008, -72.643 |
| Unnamed Copper Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 44.412, -72.665 |
| Harvey Coe Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 44.784, -71.877 |
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 43.729, -72.313 |
| Waterman Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 43.756, -72.249 |
| Morrisville Prospect | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 44.571, -72.565 |
| Unnamed Base Metal Prospect | Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena | Occurrence | 43.781, -73.021 |
| Unnamed Lead Prospect | Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena | Occurrence | 43.726, -72.315 |
| Sugar Hollow Mine, East Adit | Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 43.782, -73.021 |
| Churchill Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 43.835, -73.087 |
| Unnamed Molybdenum Occurrence | Molybdenum | Chalcopyrite, Graphite, Molybdenite | Occurrence | 43.992, -72.155 |
| Unnamed Base Metal Mine | Zinc, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 43.781, -73.014 |
| Elizabeth Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 43.819, -72.338 |
| Oram Mine | Zinc, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Galena | Past Producer | 43.831, -73.083 |
| Thetford Hill Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Galena | Occurrence | 43.824, -72.220 |
| Waterbury-Barnes Hill Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Chalcopyrite, Steatite | Occurrence | 44.402, -72.691 |
| Williams Talc Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Chalcopyrite, Steatite, Talc | Past Producer | 43.861, -72.758 |
| Stockbridge Talc Mines | Talc-Soapstone | Chalcopyrite, Talc, Steatite | Past Producer | 43.793, -72.769 |
| Fairlee Gold Mine (1902) | Gold | Galena, Chalcopyrite, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | 43.907, -72.215 |
| Unnamed Sulfide Occurrence | Copper | Galena, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 44.996, -72.236 |
| Rook's Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 43.487, -72.688 |
| Joslyn Gold Mine | Copper | Gold, Galena, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 43.584, -72.660 |
| Pioneer and Carbeneau Gold Mines | Copper | Gold, Galena, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 43.638, -72.691 |
| McKinsey Gold Mines | Copper | Gold, Galena, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 43.603, -72.678 |
| Chateauguay Area | Iron | Gold, Hematite | Occurrence | 43.662, -72.703 |
| Taggart Mine (1859) | Copper, Lead | Gold, Silver, Chalcopyrite, Galena | Past Producer | 43.621, -72.685 |
| Norton Mine | Zinc, Copper, Lead | Gold, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Galena | Occurrence | 44.897, -71.519 |
| Sheldon Iron Mine | Iron | Hematite | Past Producer | 44.883, -72.924 |
| Somerset Mine | Iron | Magnetite | Past Producer | 42.959, -72.896 |
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Magnetite, Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 44.011, -72.298 |
| Cookville Mine | Copper | Magnetite, Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 44.011, -72.290 |
| Udall Mine | Copper | Magnetite, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 44.586, -72.507 |
| Clark Farm Deposit | Copper | Malachite, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 43.583, -73.072 |
| Cuttingsville Molybdenite Prospect | Molybdenum | Molybdenite | Occurrence | 43.481, -72.896 |
| Copperas Hill Mine | Iron | Molybdenite, Sphalerite, Silver, Gold, Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite | Past Producer | 43.491, -72.873 |
| Smith Mine | Copper | Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 44.054, -72.305 |
| Walker Mine | Copper | Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 43.886, -72.383 |
| Old Copper Mine | Copper | Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 43.826, -72.623 |
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 43.763, -72.270 |
| Sugar Hollow Lead Mine, West Adit | Zinc, Lead | Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 43.784, -73.025 |
| The Silver Mine | Lead, Copper, Zinc | Pyrrhotite, Galena, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 43.793, -73.027 |
| Arsenic Mine (1924) | Arsenic | Silver, Arsenopyrite | Past Producer | 43.997, -72.643 |
| Franklin Co. Prospect | Zinc | Silver, Galena, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 44.978, -72.950 |
| Breadloaf Roadless Area | Copper, Zinc, Lead | Sphalerite, Galena, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 44.046, -72.907 |
| Hinchman Prospect | Copper, Gold | Sphalerite, Manganese Ox-Hydrous, Magnetite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Gold | Occurrence | 43.519, -72.661 |
| Ely Mine (1865) | Copper | Sphalerite, Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 43.929, -72.286 |
| Gove Mine | Copper | Sphalerite, Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 43.879, -72.351 |
| Orange Mine | Copper | Sphalerite, Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 43.884, -72.361 |
| Pike Hill Mines (1905) | Copper | Sphalerite, Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 44.060, -72.308 |
| Five Corners Mine | Asbestos | Talc, Antigorite, Tremolite | Occurrence | 43.530, -72.679 |
| Cuttingsville Mine | Copper | Wolframite, Molybdenite, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 43.486, -72.882 |
| Elizabeth Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 43.823, -72.333 |
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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