| Deposit ID | 10082273 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044986 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Bed |
| Alternate or previous names | Sanford Or Mine 23 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.52703, 44.08997 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 396 |
| Relative position | .53 MILES N 82 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 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -73.52703, 44.08997 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1824 |
| Year of first production | 1849 |
| Year of last production | 1971 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Republic Steel Corp |
| First year | 1971 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044986 |
BIRKINBINE, J., 1890, CRYSTALLINE MAGNETITE IN PORTHENRY, NEW YORK MINES: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND ENGINEERING TRANSACTION, VOL. 18, P. 750
GRANBERRY, J.H.,1906, MAGNETITE DEPOSITS AND MINING AT MINEVILLE, N.Y.: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, VOL 81. PART II, P. 986, 988-989
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 307
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 172
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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