| Deposit ID | 10081558 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033636 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Monkton Ore Bed |
| Alternate or previous names | Boston Iron Co. Mine, Monkton Iron Co. Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.12371, 44.1808 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 250 |
| Relative position | 3.95 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRISTOL, VT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Addison(county)
Vermont(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bristol(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Champlain South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Vermont | Addison |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Dunham Dolomite;Cheshire Quartzite |
| Rock description | Dunham Dolomite;Cheshire Quartzite |
| (1) | -73.12371, 44.1808 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1785 |
| Year of last production | 1835 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Monkton Iron Co. (Boston Iron Co.) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Andrew Johnson, Johnson Lumber Co., Bristol, Vt. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 3.943HA |
| Overall length | 457.2M |
| Overall width | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033636 | |
| Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | VTANR | VTANR | AM84MD74 |
HITCHCOCK, E., 1861, GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, PART II. (CLAREMONT MFG. CO.; CLAREMONT, NH.) P. 826.
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. (DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM: HANOVER, NH) P. 29.
ROLANDO, V.R., 1984, 200 YEARS OF SOOT AND SWEAT, A HISTORY AND FIELD GUIDE TO VERMONT IRON AND CHARCOAL INDUSTRIES. UNPUBLISHED.
ADAMS, C.B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. (CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, BURLINGTON, VT) P.22.
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).
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.
Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.
Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 01-JAN-2003 | L. G. Woodruff | U.S. Geological Survey | checked references; location; commodities; ore materials |
| Updater | 01-APR-1986 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation | |
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1984 | McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) | Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation |
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