Copper Mines in Connecticut

24Total Sites
0Active

Copper Mining in Connecticut

Connecticut has 24 copper-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. None are currently listed as active, but historical records document past production and geological occurrences. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

The earliest recorded copper mine in Connecticut is Simsbury Newgate Prison Copper Mine in Hartford County, with records dating to 1707.

By County

CountySites
New Haven County14
Hartford County8
Litchfield County1
Middlesex County1

Copper Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
Bellamy-Copper Valley MineNew HavenSurface-UndergroundPast Producer
Copper MineNew HavenSurfacePast Producer
Copper Mine No. Dj-038New HavenPast Producer
Copper Occurrences No. Ek-003New HavenOccurrence
Copper Prospect No. Dj-012New HavenOccurrence
Copper Prospect No. Dk-006New HavenOccurrence
Copper Prospect No. Ek-002New HavenOccurrence
Cross Rock MineNew HavenSurfacePast Producer
Dorvel Metallurgical/harwinton, Ct.LitchfieldProcessing PlantPlant
Fox MineHartfordUndergroundPast Producer
Golden Parlour Copper MineNew HavenSurfacePast Producer
Higley Copper MineHartfordPast Producer
Higley MineHartfordSurfacePast Producer
Jinny Hill MineNew HavenUndergroundPast Producer
Newgate North ShaftHartfordUndergroundPast Producer
Newgate Prison MineHartfordUndergroundPast Producer
Simsbury Copper MineHartfordPast Producer
Simsbury Newgate Prison Copper MineHartfordPast Producer
Stevenson Bowers Hill Copper MineNew HavenPast Producer
Stevenson MineNew HavenUndergroundPast Producer
Tallman MineNew HavenUndergroundPast Producer
Townsend PropertyNew HavenOccurrence
Upper Triassic Copper Prospects No. Cj-053MiddlesexOccurrence
Wyllys Copper MineHartfordSurfacePast Producer

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