Blue Hill — Hancock County

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Blue Hill — Hancock County

Gold Mining Site MA • Hancock County County
Description
Near Blue Hill is the location of the Atlantic Mine. It was a copper, silver mine that had a by product of gold in pyrite. Also in this area you can find the Blue Hill Mine, which produced gold in copper minerals with pyrite. Also the Douglas Mine is here. It produced a by product of gold in copper minerals.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: hancock_ma.shtml. Area: Blue Hill. Map coordinates are an approximate county/area centroid — not a precise claim site. Near Blue Hill is the location of the Atlantic Mine. It was a copper, silver mine that had a by product of gold in pyrite. Also in this area you can find the Blue Hill Mine, which produced gold in copper minerals with pyrite. Also the Douglas Mine is here. It produced a by product of gold in copper minerals.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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