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Chatfield Limonite Mine

Past Producer in Litchfield county in Connecticut, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese
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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 10067387
MRDS ID W000130
Record type Site
Current site name Chatfield Limonite Mine
Related records 10192200

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.46621, 41.95138 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Litchfield(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sharon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Waterbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Housatonic(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Litchfield

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PIT NAMED DEEP LAKE, 800 FT. LONG NW-SE, 600 FT. WIDE NE-SW, 120 FT. DEEP, LARGE POND IN CENTER; BEDROCK SCHIST, DIP 50 DEG. SE., FAULT PRESENT; 140 FOOT SHAFT IN SCHIST 300 FEET EAST OF PIT ABANDONED; ORE COVERED IN PLACES BY GLACIAL DRIFT 60 FEET THICK

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Ore

Analytical data

Result FE 44.28%, MN 1.33%, S 0.031%, P 0.071%, A1203 4.67%, CAO 0.31%, SI02 18.38%, MG0-0.0%, H20 10.73%.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.46621, 41.95138
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Probably Mass Weathering Iron - Rich Limestone Beds And Schist Beds

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MAP SHOWS MINE NEAR CONTACT OF LOW ORDOVICIAN STOCKBRIDGE CARBONATE FROMATION WITH THRUST FAULTED LOW CAMBRIAN EVERETT SCHIST. IN TEXT NO REPORT OF CARBONATE OR IRON RICH SCHIST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Northwestern Connecticut

Comments on the production information

  • ESTIMATED ORE PRODUCTION 375,000 TONS; PROBABLY HIGH GRADE ORE MINED OUT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO FIGURES GIVEN, PROBABLY SOME LOW GRADE ORE REMAINS

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS TOPO, 1969, "SHARON", 1:24,000, SHOWS POND. HOBBS SHOWS SKETCH MINE MAP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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