Deerlick Rapids Occurrence

Occurrence in St. Lawrence county in New York, United States with commodity Iron
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. Geologic structures
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10082188
MRDS ID W044852
Record type Site
Current site name Deerlick Rapids Occurrence
Related records 10175410

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.88151, 44.2847 (WGS84)
Elevation 433
Relative position 2 MILES N 69 E OF BM 1519 ON THE NORTHERN END OF TOOLEY POND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Lawrence(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tooley Pond(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tupper Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York St. Lawrence

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Garnet Gangue

Analytical data

Result 15% FE (LEONARD, BUDDINGTON 1964)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.88151, 44.2847

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Lineation At The Southeast End Of The Fold Trends Northeast

Ore body information

  • General form FISHHOOK
    Plunge 85
    Plunge direction NORTHEAST
    Length 457.2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1945
Discoverer Discovered By The Aeromagnetic Survey By The United States Geological Survey

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hanna Ore Co. (Mineral Rights)
    First year 1950

Comments on development

  • BUREAU OF MINES MADE A DETAILED DIP NEEDLE SURVEY AND DRILLED TWO HOLES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1985 Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) New York State Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.