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Unnamed Mica Mine (Occurrence)Rochester Quarry + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Weston Uranium Occurrence #3, Route 155 (Occurrence)Unnamed Ultramafic Occurrences (Occurrence)White River Drainage Placer Deposits + 4 more nearby (Producer)Stockbridge Talc Mines (Past Producer)Joe Manning Gold Mine (Occurrence)Issac Tyson Mine At Plymouth (Past Producer)Mountain Brook Uranium Occurrence (Occurrence)Grant Brook Uranium Occurrence #1 + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Talc Occurrences (Occurrence)Ottauquechee/Black River Placer Deposits + 1 more nearby (Producer)Tyson Furnace Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Copper Occurrence + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Chateauguay Area (Occurrence)Pioneer and Carbeneau Gold Mines (Past Producer)Taggart Mine (1859) + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)McKinsey Gold Mines (Past Producer)Five Corners Mine + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Plymouth Placer Gold Working (Past Producer)Rook's Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Valentine Mines (Past Producer)Windsor Minerals Inc + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Galkins Property (Occurrence)Unnamed Talc Prospects (Occurrence)Simonsville Talc Deposit (Past Producer)Magnetite Mine (Occurrence)Unnamed Soapstone Quarry (Past Producer)Joslyn Gold Mine (Occurrence)Hinchman Prospect (Occurrence)Spaffic Iron Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Steatite Occurrence (Occurrence)Argonaut Frostbite Mine + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Argonaut Mine (Producer)Barton Talc Mine (Past Producer)Old Copper Mine + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Lead Occurrences (Occurrence)Mcgurry Garnet Mine (Past Producer)Carlton Talc Quarry (Past Producer)Unnamed Marble Location (Past Producer)Holden Soapstone Quarry + 1 more nearby (Producer)Hammondsville Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Pond Quarry (Past Producer)West Windsor Mill (Plant)Pine Hill Quarry + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Louis Oliva Property (Prospect)Kibling Mine (Occurrence)Unnamed Copper Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Waterman Mine + 5 more nearby (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
49 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

Taggart Mine (1859)

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 4 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Garnet, Gold, Silver) and 7 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer for Copper, Lead. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Garnet, Gold, Pyrite, Galena, Copper, Silver. Approx. location 43.621, -72.685. 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?

38
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

26
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

10
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

4
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

2
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

Steatite 17Talc 15Chalcopyrite 14Gold 12Galena 6Uraninite 5Magnetite 4Hematite 3Pyrrhotite 2Muscovite 2Marble 2Soapstone 2

Commodities

Talc-Soapstone 31Copper 13Gold 10Iron 7Uranium 5Marble 3Dimension 3Lead 3Mica 2Asbestos 1

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Unnamed Copper OccurrenceCopperBornite, ChalcopyriteOccurrence43.895, -72.695
Kibling MineCopperChalcopyriteOccurrence43.761, -72.323
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperChalcopyriteOccurrence43.729, -72.313
Waterman MineCopperChalcopyritePast Producer43.756, -72.249
Unnamed Lead ProspectLeadChalcopyrite, GalenaOccurrence43.726, -72.315
Williams Talc MineTalc-SoapstoneChalcopyrite, Steatite, TalcPast Producer43.861, -72.758
Stockbridge Talc MinesTalc-SoapstoneChalcopyrite, Talc, SteatitePast Producer43.793, -72.769
Rochester QuarryChromiumChromiteOccurrence43.867, -72.763
Unnamed Lead OccurrencesLeadGalenaOccurrence43.589, -72.627
Mcgurry Garnet MineMicaGarnet, MuscovitePast Producer43.331, -72.615
Rook's MineGoldGoldPast Producer43.487, -72.688
Unnamed Placer GoldGoldGoldPast Producer43.487, -72.686
Plymouth Placer Gold WorkingGoldGoldPast Producer43.526, -72.681
Ottauquechee/Black River Placer DepositsGoldGoldProducer43.529, -72.729
White River Drainage Placer DepositsGoldGoldProducer43.858, -72.749
Joe Manning Gold MineGoldGoldOccurrence43.763, -72.763
McKinsey Gold MinesCopperGold, Galena, ChalcopyritePast Producer43.603, -72.678
Pioneer and Carbeneau Gold MinesCopperGold, Galena, ChalcopyritePast Producer43.638, -72.691
Joslyn Gold MineCopperGold, Galena, ChalcopyriteOccurrence43.584, -72.660
Chateauguay AreaIronGold, HematiteOccurrence43.662, -72.703
Taggart Mine (1859)Copper, LeadGold, Silver, Chalcopyrite, GalenaPast Producer43.621, -72.685
Magnetite MineIronIlmenite, MagnetiteOccurrence43.856, -72.658
Issac Tyson Mine At PlymouthIronLimonitePast Producer43.578, -72.765
Rochester Iron MineIronMagnetitePast Producer43.867, -72.762
Plymouth Union Iron MineIronMagnetite, HematitePast Producer43.530, -72.737
Pine Hill QuarryDolomiteMarblePast Producer43.374, -72.502
Unnamed Marble LocationMarble, DimensionMarble, CalcitePast Producer43.864, -72.594
Unnamed Mica MineMicaMuscoviteOccurrence43.863, -72.908
Tyson Furnace MineIronPsilomelane, Hematite, LimonitePast Producer43.466, -72.709
Old Copper MineCopperPyrrhotite, ChalcopyriteOccurrence43.826, -72.623
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperPyrrhotite, ChalcopyriteOccurrence43.763, -72.270
Spaffic Iron MineIronSideritePast Producer43.478, -72.671
Holden Soapstone QuarryTalc-SoapstoneSoapstoneProducer43.238, -72.587
Pond QuarryTalc-SoapstoneSoapstonePast Producer43.373, -72.536
Hinchman ProspectCopper, GoldSphalerite, Manganese Ox-Hydrous, Magnetite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, GoldOccurrence43.519, -72.661
Frostbite Talc MineTalc-SoapstoneSteatitePast Producer43.356, -72.673
Unnamed Ultramafic OccurrencesTalc-SoapstoneSteatiteOccurrence43.923, -72.775
Unnamed Steatite OccurrenceTalc-SoapstoneSteatiteOccurrence43.435, -72.671
Clifton MineTalc-SoapstoneSteatite, TalcProducer43.348, -72.676
Argonaut MineTalc-SoapstoneSteatite, TalcProducer43.366, -72.668

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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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