Coromoto Minerals In Maine


Mining Operations at Mount Mica & Orchard Pit Mines, Oxford County, Maine.

The Mount Mica Mine - On-Line Record of the Mining and Specimens.
Paris, Oxford County, Maine.

Mining in 2008 - Descending Time Line
•A new direction and worries	Sept and October Page 1
•Mining carefully and more pockets	July and August
•Back to work under a new regime	March-June
• Freezing cold but productive	January
Mining in 2007 - Descending Time Line
•More finds wrap the 2007 season	Oct, Nov, Dec
•Working the pocket	July, Aug, Sept Page 2
• Finally another decent pocket	July, Aug, Sept Page 1
• Pocket 3 produces some fine gem	April-June Page 3
• Another pink quartz pocket	April-June Page 2
• A great pink quartz pocket	April-June Page 1
Mining in 2006 -Descending Time Line
• October..more pockets with pink quartz	October, December
• Chamber 3 was the best	Sept. October Page3
• We work a second Chamber	Sept. October Page2
• A truly remarkable pocket by any measure	Sept. October Page1
• A few more gem pockets	June, July, Aug Pg 2
• Our idea about the zones appears to stand up	June, July, Aug
• Mining in the zone of the original discovery?	March, April, May

Mining in 2005 - Descending Time Line
• Deja Vu all over again	Nov, Dec and Jan
• On the trail of a large pocket ( 4 Pages)	July August
• More pockets and massive mineralization	May June
• Winter loosens its grip ..and we start	March April
• We continue to work pocket 28 of '04	January
Mining in 2004 - Descending Time Line
• Another special find	Late December
• Amazing elbaite	December
• A BIG pocket	Nov/Dec
• A small pocket	November
• We explore the lithia zone	October
• Pocket 25 (page 2 of above)	October
• A pink tourmaline pocket	August-September
• We work pocket #11	July
• The pocket zone continues (4 pages)	June
• We find a large pocket (4 pages)	May
• We begin mining in the Mt. Mica	March-April
• Lithium rich zone	March-April
Mining in 2003
• We move to Mt. Mica Mine	August
• More pockets found	September-October

The Orchard Pit Mine - On-Line Record of the Mining and Specimens.
Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine.

Mining in 2003
• A Chilly Start	March-April
• Finally Beryl in Vugs	May
• A Big Pocket	June-July

Mining in 2002
• Season Starts Early, "Chasing the Pegmatite"	March
• More Phenakites	May-June
• A repeat of the '99 Pocket System	July
• The trend is our friend	August
• The pegmatite 'hots' up	September
• More Blue Beryl	October
• More Pockets	November

Mining in 2001
• Mining Season Starts Late	May
• Pegmatite Widens	July
• Apatites and Beryls	August
• More Apatites	September-October
• Rose Quartz	Nov, Dec

Mining in 2000
• The 2000 Season Specimen Gallery
• Orchard Mine: Getting Ready for 2000
• Gem Pockets	May
• Gem Pockets	June
• More finds, 3 pages	August
• A lot of hard work!	September
• Seasonal Wrap Up	October-November
• Picture review of the pockets.
• Pocket Zone Diagrams - 2000

Mining in 1999
• The 1999 Season Specimen Gallery
• 1999 Orchard Pit Pegmatite Map	May

Mining in 1998
• The Orchard Pit 1998 - Our First Season Learn many lessons; Pockets of golden beryl, aquamarine, and phenakite. Pegmatite undergoes a remarkable change.

Mining in 1997
• The Orchard Pit 1997 We pay for a few sessions in the Orchard
• The Orchard Pit early history - back to 1940.

Orchard Pit Specimens on Display

• Specimens in Display - Tour the Case	1998-2000
• Sceptor Quartz Crystal	1999
• Phenakite	1998


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