| Deposit ID | 10081463 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033504 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mount Hope Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.57176, 43.46665 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 305 |
| Relative position | 4.1 MILES N10W OF BM 366 JUST EAST OF WEST FORT ANN NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Putnam Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Feldspar | Tertiary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Iron | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLED AVG BETWEEN 35 TO 40% FE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -73.57176, 43.46665 |
|---|
| General form | LODE |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE-SW |
| Dip | 5 TO 10 NW |
| Thickness | 7.62M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1879 |
| Year of last production | 1881 |
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. P. Ostrander And Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Joseph Potter |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.158HA |
| Overall length | 182.88M |
| Overall width | 9.14M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033504 |
SMOCK, J.C., 1889, IRON MINES AND IRON ORE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 7, P. 24, MAP.
PUTNAM, B.T., 1886, NOTES ON SAMPLES OF IRON ORE COLLECTED IN NEW YORK IN REPORT ON MINING INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, BY R. PUMPELLY: CENCUS OFFICE, 10TH U.S. CENCUS, 1880, V. 15, P. 106
NEWLAND, D.H., 1908, GEOLOGY OF THE ADIRONDACK MAGNETIC IRON ORES: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 119, P 37-38
LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P 404, 411
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1984 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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