| Deposit ID | 10082255 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044968 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Burtlot |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.53842, 44.1108 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 475 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 1.88 MILES N 36 W OF BM 1200 IN MINEVILLE, NEW YORK, Within A 200 Ft Radius |
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 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | Glacial and Alluvial Deposits |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH |
| Dip | 45 WEST |
| Width | 4.27M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1840 |
| Year of first production | 1840 |
| Year of last production | 1898 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Essex And Lake Champlain Ore And Iron Co |
| First year | 1864 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Republic Steel |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044968 |
GRANBERRY, J.H., 1906, MAGNETITE DEPOSITS AND MINING AT MINEVILLE, N.Y.: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, VOL. 81, PART II, P. 986, 989
KEMP, J.F., 1898, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MAGNETITES NEAR PORTHENRY, N.Y. AND ESPECIALLY THOSE OF MINEVILLE: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND ENGINEERING TRANSACTION, VOL. 27, P 173
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
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. 88
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-86 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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