Dorchester Copper Mine EarthCache
wandrewlust: Property owner discovered there was a geocache on the property and would like it removed for safety reasons.
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Park at N 45 56.171, W 064 28.423. Trail goes East.
This earthcache will take you to one of the relics of the mining history of Westmorland County, the Dorchester Copper Mine, which has been closed for approximately 90 years.
This mine is very much like a snapshot from the past. As with all mining areas, please be very careful and be aware that there is no reason whatsoever to enter the mine shaft to claim this earth cache. This mine was used mainly for the mining of copper ore.
The tree coverage can have a small effect on GPSrs, but the coordinates should take you to the site of the earthcache (the mine entrance).
The Dorchester Copper Mine was abandoned early in the 20th century after several decades of use. The mine consists of the main opening, as well as an elaborate system of shafts of various depths and lengths. There is a small brook coming out of the shaft and collecting in a large puddle in front of the mine entrance, before stretching out into a brook again and flowing downhill.
In order to claim this earthcache you MUST do the following three tasks.Any submission that does not meet all requirements will be deleted.
1) Take a picture of yourself with gps in hand with the mine entrance in the background.
2. Approximate the size (height X width) of the opening and e-mail your answer to the cache owner.
3. The water coming from the mine and collecting in from of the shaft entrance is tinted a certain colour. Email the cache owner the colour of the water AS WELL AS an explanation as to why the water would be tinted this colour.
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