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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Rousseau Talc Mine (Occurrence)Sterling Pond Talc Deposit (Occurrence)Waterville Talc Mine (Past Producer)Judevine Brook Locality (Occurrence)Talc Mine (No Name) (Past Producer)French Hill Talc Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Talc Occurrence (Occurrence)Unnamed Galena Occurrence (Occurrence)Unnamed Copper Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Talc and Asbestos Occurrences (Occurrence)Asbestos Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Johnson Talc Mine (Past Producer)Lamoille River Drainage Placer Deposits (Producer)Morrisville Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Eden Quarry + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Little Elmore Pond Locality (Occurrence)Udall Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Udall Mine/Wolcott Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Iron Location (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
19 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Lamoille River Drainage Placer Deposits

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 gem or collectible minerals (Garnet, Gold) and 3 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as producer for Gold. Minerals mentioned: Garnet, Gold, Magnetite. Approx. location 44.667, -72.583. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

13
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

9
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

2
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Talc 7Steatite 5Chalcopyrite 3Galena 3Sphalerite 2Barite 2Arsenopyrite 1Pyrrhotite 1Pyrite 1Magnesite 1Gold 1Magnetite 1

Commodities

Talc-Soapstone 10Lead 4Copper 3Asbestos 3Barium-Barite 2Zinc 2Iron 2Nickel 2Gold 1Titanium 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Talc Mine (No Name)Talc-SoapstoneArsenopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Pyrite, MagnesitePast Producer44.650, -72.683
Unnamed Talc and Asbestos OccurrencesAsbestos, Talc-SoapstoneAsbestos, Steatite, TalcOccurrence44.711, -72.646
Morrisville ProspectLead, Barium-Barite, ZincBariteOccurrence44.574, -72.566
Unnamed Copper MineCopperChalcopyritePast Producer44.412, -72.665
Morrisville ProspectBarium-Barite, Lead, ZincChalcopyrite, Barite, Galena, SphaleriteOccurrence44.571, -72.565
Eden QuarryAsbestosChrysolitePast Producer44.767, -72.545
Judevine Brook LocalityLeadGalenaOccurrence44.678, -72.754
Unnamed Galena OccurrenceLeadGalenaOccurrence44.707, -72.668
Lamoille River Drainage Placer DepositsGoldGoldProducer44.667, -72.583
Little Elmore Pond LocalityTitanium, IronIlmeniteOccurrence44.505, -72.534
Unnamed Iron LocationIronIron Oxides-HydratedPast Producer44.571, -72.461
Udall MineCopperMagnetite, Sphalerite, ChalcopyritePast Producer44.586, -72.507
Waterville Talc MineTalc-SoapstoneSoapstone, TalcPast Producer44.739, -72.752
Eastern Magnesia Talc MineTalc-SoapstoneSteatite, TalcPast Producer44.667, -72.644
Rousseau Talc MineTalc-SoapstoneSteatite, TalcOccurrence44.664, -72.782
French Hill Talc MineTalc-SoapstoneSteatite, TalcPast Producer44.629, -72.691
Sterling Pond Talc DepositTalc-SoapstoneTalcOccurrence44.556, -72.772
Unnamed Talc OccurrenceTalc-SoapstoneTalc, SteatiteOccurrence44.443, -72.692
Asbestos MineTalc-Soapstone—Past Producer44.667, -72.643
Udall Mine/Wolcott MineCopper—Past Producer44.578, -72.508
Asbestos MineAsbestos, Chromium, Nickel—Past Producer44.765, -72.548
Johnson Mine and MillTalc-Soapstone—Producer44.667, -72.643
Johnson Talc Mine——Past Producer44.654, -72.624
Walcott Copper Mine——Past Producer44.593, -72.491

Nearby counties

Orleans County · Franklin County · Chittenden County · Washington County · Grand Isle County

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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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