| Deposit ID | 10082254 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044967 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | O'Neil Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.52397, 44.10941 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 445 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 1.5 MILES N W OF BM 1200 IN MINEVILLE NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Essex(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Witherbee(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 | New York | Essex |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| (1) | -73.52397, 44.10941 |
|---|
| General form | LEUCOGRANTIC GNEISS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1885 |
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Withebee And Sherman Co |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Republic Steel Corp |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044967 |
KEMP, J.F., THE GEOLOGY OF THE MAGNETITES NEAR PORTHENRY N.Y. AND ESPECIALLY THOSE OF MINEVILLE: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND ENGINEERING TRANSACTION, VOL 27, P. 171
SMOCK, J.C., 1889, IRON MINES AND IRON ORE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 7, P. 34
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-86 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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