| Deposit ID | 10082095 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044693 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Williams Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | 82 Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.89482, 44.72886 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 570 |
| Relative position | .64 MILES N 80 E OF BM 1763 IN LYON MOUNTAIN NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clinton(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lyon Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Champlain North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Clinton |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -73.89482, 44.72886 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Syncline |
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 E |
| Dip | 80 NW |
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Year of first production | 1871 |
| Year of last production | 1967 |
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Republic Steel Corp |
| First year | 1967 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Overall depth | 54.86M |
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044693 |
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. 405
NEWLAND, D.H., 1908, GEOLOGY OF THE ADIRONDACK MAGNETIC IRON ORES; WITH A REPORT ON THE MINEVILLE-PORTHENRY MINE GROUP, BY J.F. KEMP: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 119, P. 116
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO PARALLEL ORE ZONES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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