| Deposit ID | 10089813 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033543 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Minerva Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.97483, 43.81915 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 610 |
| Relative position | 2 MILES N 10 E OF BM 1388 IN MINERVA, NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Essex(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Minerva(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ticonderoga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Glens Falls(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 |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Iron | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -73.97483, 43.81915 |
|---|
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH WESTERLY |
| Dip | 10 NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1877 |
| Year of last production | 1881 |
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Burden Iron Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.21HA |
| Overall length | 487.68M |
| Overall width | 4.57M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033543 |
NEWLAND, D.H., 1908, GEOLOGY OF ADIRONDACK MAGNETIC IRON ORES: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 119, P. 89
SMOCK, J.C., 1889, IRON MINES AND IRON ORE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 7, P. 36, MAP
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 404, 407
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1984 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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