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Spaffic Iron Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081580
MRDS ID W033697
Record type Site
Current site name Spaffic Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Weaver Hill Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.67091, 43.47827 (WGS84)
Elevation 579
Relative position 2.0 MILES NORTHEAST OF TYSON, VERMONT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Windsor(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ludlow(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Claremont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Black River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Windsor

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON THE EASTERN SPUR OF WEAVER HILL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Siderite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 91
USGS model code 24b
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Mark3 model number 30

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Stowe Formation
    Rock description Stowe Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.67091, 43.47827
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Strike N10E
    Dip 55E
    Width 1.52M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1865
Year of last production 1872

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Spaffic Iron Co., Hartford, Ct
  • Type Owner
    Owner Dr. Curtis Baylor Kingdom Rd. Plymouth, Vt.

Comments on the workings information

  • DUG ALONG THE BEDS AND DOWN DIP LEAVING THE HANGING WALL INTACT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HITCHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, PT II (CLAREMONT MFG. CO., CLAREMONT, NH) P. 832.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BEERS, F.W., 1869, ATLAS OF WINDSOR COUNTY, VERMONT. (BEERS, ELLIS AND SOULE, NEW YORK).

  • Deposit

    NO AUTHOR, 1891, HISTORY OF WINDSOR COUNTY, VERMONT; ALDRICH AND HOLMES EDITORS. (D. MASON AND CO., SYRACUSE, NY)

  • Deposit

    DOLL, C.G. ET AL, 1961, CENTENNIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF VERMONT. (STATE OF VERMONT).

  • Deposit

    Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.

  • 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

    No Author, 1891, History Of Windsor County, Vermont: Aldrich And Holmes (Editors): D. Mason And Company, Syracuse, New York.No Author, 1891, History Of Windsor County, Vermont: Aldrich And Holmes (Editors): D. Mason And Company, Syracuse, New York.

  • Deposit

    Beers, F.W., 1869, Atlas Of Windsor County, Vermont: Beers Ellis And Sovle, New York, New York.Beers, F.W., 1869, Atlas Of Windsor County, Vermont: Beers Ellis And Sovle, New York, New York.

  • 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO BEDS 12 FEET APART. ONE IS 5 FEET THICK AND THE OTHER IS 3 FEET THICK.

Reporter information

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
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor ADDED MODEL; CORRECTED COORDINATES (43.4783 N, NOT 45.4783)
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

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