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Mt. Tom Carbonate Iron Mine

Producer in Columbia county in New York, United States with commodities Iron, Sulfur
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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. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067434
MRDS ID W000184
Record type Site
Current site name Mt. Tom Carbonate Iron Mine
Related records 10272671

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.82927, 42.16582 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Columbia(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hudson South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pittsfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Hudson(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Sulfur Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Ore
Siderite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.82927, 42.16582
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NNW
    Dip 20-40 DEG. EAST

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Siderite Rich Limestone Member

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MUCH TRENCHING; UNDERGROUND WORKINGS IN THREE LEVELS, DEEPEST 140 FEET IN 1889, ORE BAND SHOWS BEDDING, DIPS 20 TO 40 DEG. EAST, STRIKES NNW., EXTENDS 4 MILES IN N-S. DIRECTION, AVERAGE 10 TO 20 FEET THICK; FAULTED HORST BLOCK; INTERBEDDED WITH DIVERSE SEDIMENTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Production years 1875-1900

Mining district

District name Southeast New York

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION OF ONLY THIS MINE UNKNOWN; ORE BED 41 FEET WIDE SOUTH END. TOTAL OUTPUT OF ROASTED ORE WHICH IS UPGRADED TO 50 TO 52% FE, 0.03% P, FROM THE BURDEN MINES (MT. TOM, BURDEN NOS. 2 & 3), IS 450,000 TONS BY 1889.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMOCK, J. C., 1889, "IRON MINES IN N.Y.S.", N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. NO. 7, TEXT AND SMALL MAP, PG. 13, 14, PG. 62-65

  • Production

    SMOCK, 1889

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1971 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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