| Deposit ID | 10022431 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE02781 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Retsof Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Azko Nobel Retsof Mine, International Salt Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.85801, 42.77805 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | LOCATED AT RETSOF, NEAR GENESEE, 25 MILES SW OF ROCHESTER AND 60 MILES E OF BUFFALO., Estimated Location, Within 500 Ft Of A Head Frame For The Mine Which Underlies An Extensive Area (Approximately 18 Sq Miles). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Livingston(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Geneseo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canandaigua(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elmira(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Genesee(hydrologic unit)
Southwestern Lake Ontario(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwestern Lake Ontario(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Livingston |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Halite | Primary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Potassium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Ore |
| Anhydrite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Illite | Gangue |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Result | CRUDE ROCK SLAT CONTAINS 96-98% NACL. IN PLACES, THE SALT ALSO CONTAINS SMALL AMOUNTS OF POTASH SALTS AND CARBONACEOUS MATTER. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Syracuse Formation (Vernon) | ||||
| Rock description | Syracuse Formation (Vernon) | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite |
| (1) | -77.85801, 42.77805 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Salina Basin |
| General form | BEDDED |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 5.49M |
| Depth to top | 324M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1884 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Akzo Salt Inc. (International Salt Co.) |
| First year | 1986 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 4662HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE02781 |
BATES, R.L., 1960 (1969), GEOLOGY OF THE INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND MINERALS: NEW YORK, DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC., 459 P.
HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, SALT, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 229-234.
DICKSON, TED, 1983, NORTH AMERICAN SALT AND CHLORALKALIS: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 188, P. 21-33.
BENBOW, JOHN, 1990, SALT--A STATUS REPORT: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 271, P. 19-33.
HARBEN, PETER, 1986, NEW YORK'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 225, P. 50-63.
BODINE, M.W., JR., 1968, EQUILIBRIA OF SILICATE ASSEMBLAGES WITHIN NEW YORK MARINE EVAPORITE ROCKS: AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION, ANNUAL MEETING, WASHINGTON, D.C., 5 P.
BODINE, M.W., JR., 1983, NOTES ON THE CLAY MINERALOGY OF THE RETSOF SALT BED, INTERNATIONAL SALT COMPANY MINE, RETSOF, NEW YORK: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-718, 11P.
BODINE, M.W., JR., 1983, TRIOCTAHEDRAL CLAY MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES IN PALEOZOIC MARINE EVAPORITE ROCKS: SIXTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SALT, 1983, V. 1, P. 267-284.
BODINE, M.W., JR., 1984, CLAY MINERALOGY OF INSOLUBLE RESIDUES IN MARINE EVAPORITES: PAUL F. KERR MEMORIAL SYMPOSIUM VOLUME, AIME-SME ANNUAL MEETING, FEBRUARY, 1985, NEW YORK, 24 P.
TYSON, RAE, 1994, HUGE SALT MINE IN RACE AGAINST COLLAPSE: USA TODAY, APRIL 14, P. 1 AND 3A.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE SALT BED IS 18 FT THICK AT THE MINE DEPTH OF 1063 FT, BUT ONLY THE MIDDLE 9-10 FT ARE MINED BECAUSE THE UPPER AND LOWER PARTS ARE CONTAMINATED WITH SHALE. MINERALIZATION IS CONTINUOUS FROM OLD RETSOF SHAFT (MRDS RECORD W020564) TO THIS LOCATION. |
| Deposit | ON MARCH 12, 1994, AN UNDERGROUND MINE ROOM (2 YARD SOUTH) COLLAPSED AND A SECOND MINE ROOM (11 WEST) PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ON APRIL 18, 1994. TWO ZONES OF SUBSIDENCE FORMED AT THE SURFACE AND GROUND WATER BEGAN TO FILL THE MINE; GROUNDWATER WAS STILL ENTERING THE MINE IN JULY, 1994. ALL NORMAL WORK CAME TO A STOP INSIDE THE MINE. THE ROOF COLLAPSE MAY HAVE TRIGGERED ARTIFICAL EARTHQUAKES-- A MONTH OF EARTH-SHAKING TREMORS TRIGGERED MASSIVE UNDERGROUND WATER LEAKS AND FEARS OF CAVE-INS THROUGHOUT THIS RURAL AREA. A SINKHOLE LAKE APPEARED ABOVE THE ORIGINAL CAVE-IN, A KEY HIGHWAY BRIDGE HAS BEEN DISLODGED, AND WELLS ARE DRYING UP. |
| Deposit | SEE MRDS RECORD W020564. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-94 | Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 20-JUL-94 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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