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Hancock County Maineby Tom AshworthThe best place to look for placer in Hancock County is in Gold Brook near Orland. Blue HillNear 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. BrooklinThe Brooklin Mine produced gold and silver. CastineThe Castine (or Castine Head) Mine produced copper, lead, silver ores with a by product of gold. |
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