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Unnamed Limonite Mine Dep #50

Past Producer in Dutchess county in New York, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067383
MRDS ID W000124
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Limonite Mine Dep #50
Related records 10223859

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.72733, 41.64749 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dutchess(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Verbank(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Waterbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hudson-Wappinger(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Dutchess

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TOPO SHOWS LARGEST PIT 450 FT LONG NNW-SSE, 300 FT WIDE NE-SE, ABOUT 20 FT DEEP. NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.72733, 41.64749
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Probably Mass Weathering Of Iron Rich Phyllite And Schist Beds

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years UNKNOWN

Mining district

District name Eastern New York

Comments on the production information

  • UNKNOWN; NEEDS STUDY, PROBABLY ABOUT 45,000 TONS OF LIMONITE

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • UNKNOWN; PROBABLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF LOW GRADE FE ORE PRESENT. STUDY NEEDED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    USGS TOPO, 1960, VERBANK

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS TOPO, 1960, "VERBANK", 1:24,000, MAP SHOWS NUMEROUS PITS. MINE PITS SEEN ONLY ON TOPO, NOT VERIFIED BY REPORTS ; INFO.SRC : 4 OTHER SRC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1972 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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