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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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Unnamed Talc Occurrences (Occurrence)Unnamed Talc Occurrence (Occurrence)Lowell Quarry + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Asbestos Prospect (Prospect)Asbestos Prospect (Prospect)Farwell Mine (Past Producer)Farwell Mine (Past Producer)Talc Prospect (Prospect)Asbestos Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Missisquoi River Drainage Placer Deposits (Producer)Troy Iron Mine (Past Producer)Troy Talc Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Chromite Location (Occurrence)Miller Chrome Prospect (Occurrence)Talc Prospect (Prospect)Phelps Iron Mine (Past Producer)Troy Iron Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Blackhill Copper Prospect (Occurrence)Tory Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Sulfide Occurrence (Occurrence)Derby Granite Quarry (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
21 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

Missisquoi 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 44.958, -72.416. 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.

6
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

6
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

1
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

1
Plant

A processing plant site.

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

Magnetite 3Chromite 3Talc 2Steatite 2Chrysolite 1Asbestos 1Galena 1Sphalerite 1Chalcopyrite 1Ilmenite 1Serpentine 1Gold 1

Commodities

Asbestos 10Iron 6Talc-Soapstone 5Chromium 4Copper 1Gold 1Granite 1Zinc 1Lead 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Farwell MineChromiumAsbestos, ChromitePast Producer44.964, -72.430
Unnamed Chromite LocationChromiumChromiteOccurrence44.890, -72.396
Miller Chrome ProspectChromiumChromiteOccurrence44.862, -72.412
Lowell QuarryAsbestosChrysolitePast Producer44.767, -72.526
Unnamed Sulfide OccurrenceCopperGalena, Sphalerite, ChalcopyriteOccurrence44.996, -72.236
Missisquoi River Drainage Placer DepositsGoldGoldProducer44.958, -72.416
Troy Iron MineIronIlmenite, Serpentine, MagnetitePast Producer44.920, -72.384
Phelps Iron MineIronMagnetitePast Producer44.945, -72.389
Tory MineIronMagnetitePast Producer44.919, -72.302
Unnamed Talc OccurrencesTalc-SoapstoneSteatiteOccurrence44.946, -72.532
Unnamed Talc OccurrenceTalc-SoapstoneSteatite, TalcOccurrence44.842, -72.526
Troy Talc MineTalc-SoapstoneTalcPast Producer44.894, -72.397
Farwell MineIron—Past Producer44.942, -72.433
Gaf Crp/ Lowell, Vt.Asbestos—Plant44.767, -72.524
Belvidere Mt. QuarryAsbestos—Past Producer44.767, -72.536
Troy Iron MineIron—Past Producer44.917, -72.396
Derby Granite QuarryGranite—Past Producer44.978, -72.123
Talc ProspectTalc-Soapstone—Prospect45.002, -72.368
Asbestos ProspectAsbestos—Prospect44.834, -72.446
Blackhill Copper Prospect——Occurrence44.852, -72.340
Iron MineIron—Past Producer44.920, -72.385
Asbestos ProspectAsbestos—Prospect44.814, -72.424
Asbestos ProspectAsbestos—Prospect44.816, -72.425
Asbestos MineAsbestos—Past Producer44.762, -72.524
Asbestos ProspectAsbestos—Prospect44.807, -72.451
Lowell Mine and MillAsbestos—Past Producer44.767, -72.524
Talc ProspectTalc-Soapstone—Prospect44.875, -72.420

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Franklin County · Lamoille County · Essex County · Chittenden County · Washington 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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