| Deposit ID | 10082226 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044915 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sanford Hill Southern Extension |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.05511, 44.05081 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 530 |
| Relative position | .58 MILES N 20 E OF BM 1728 IN TAHAWAS NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Essex(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Adams(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tupper Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Hudson(hydrologic unit)
Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Essex |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Chalcopyrite | Gangue |
| Molybdenite | Gangue |
| Prehnite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Sphalerite | Gangue |
| Result | 35% FE, 18% TI O2 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Anorthosite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -74.05511, 44.05081 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault Strikes N 44 E And Dips 54 Nw |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1961 |
| Year of last production | 1982 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | N. L. Industries Inc. |
| First year | 1986 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044915 |
GROSS, S.O., 1968, TITANIFEROUS ORE OF THE SANFORD LAKE DISTRICT, NEW YORK IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S. 1933-1967 (GRATON-SALES VOLUME) VOL 1: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGY AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, NEW YORK, P
HEYBURN, M.M, GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE SANFORD HILL ORE BODY EXTENSION, TAHAWUS, NEW YORK: MASTER'S, 1960, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
KELLY, W.M., CHEMISTRY AND GENESIS OF TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE AND RELATED FERRO MAGNESIAN SILLICATES, SANFORD LAKE DEPOSIT, TAHAWUS, NEW YORK: DOCTORAL, 1979, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
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 407
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1986 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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