Edmund Valentine Mine

Past Producer in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodities Iron, Kaolin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081531
MRDS ID W033602
Record type Site
Current site name Edmund Valentine Mine
Alternate or previous names Chipman Bed, Crow Hill Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.02843, 43.4242 (WGS84)
Elevation 457
Relative position 2.0 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TINMOUTH, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Middletown Springs(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Rutland

Comments on the location information

  • PITS UNLOCATED. LOCAL RESIDENTS SAY MINE IS LOCATED ON CROW HILL.
  • Ore Beds Are Near the Top of Crow Hill.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Kaolin Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolinite Ore
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Dunham Dolomite;Cheshire Quartzite
    Rock description Dunham Dolomite;Cheshire Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.02843, 43.4242

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1795

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Schmalzenbach, A.
    Home office Tinmouth, Vt

Comments on the workings information

  • DEPOSIT WAS WORKED TO A DEPTH OF 30 FEET.

Comments on development

  • EXACT STARTING DATE UNKNOWN BUT MINE WAS WORKED FOR 30 YEARS. SEVERAL FURNACES WEST OF MINE ON TINMOUTH CHANNEL WERE OPERATING IN THE LATE 1700'S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HITCHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, PT. II. (CLAREMONT MFG. CO.; CLAREMONT, NH) P. 821.

  • Deposit

    ROLANDO, V., 1984, 200 YEARS OF SOOT AND SWEAT; A HISTORY AND FIELDGUIDE TO VERMONT IRON AND CHARCOAL INDUSTRIES. (UNPUBLISHED).

  • Deposit

    BURT, F., 1930, THE GEOLOGY OF THE VERMONT OCHER DEPOSITS: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 17TH REPORT (1929-1930), P. 107-136.

  • Deposit

    BOULE, ERNEST, 1984, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

  • Deposit

    Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.

  • Deposit

    Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).

  • Deposit

    Burt, F.A., 1931, The Geology Of The Vermont Ocher Deposits: Report Of The Vermont State Geologist (1929-1930): Free Press Printing Company, Burlington, Vermont.Burt, F.A., 1931, The Geology Of The Vermont Ocher Deposits: Report Of The Vermont State Geologist (1929-1930): Free Press Printing Company, Burlington, Vermont.

  • Deposit

    Boule, Ernest, 1984, Personal Communication.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit There Are 5 Main Openings In This Group Which Occupy the Area Given Above.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-APR-1986 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor ADDED MODEL
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Editor 01-DEC-2002 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials

Beyond USGS

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