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Sunderland - Manchester Deposit

Past Producer in Bennington county in Vermont, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089822
MRDS ID W033682
Record type Site
Current site name Sunderland - Manchester Deposit
Alternate or previous names Lye Brook Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.03923, 43.14281 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bennington(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Manchester(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hudson-Hoosic(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Green Mountain National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Lye Brook Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Bennington

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION GENERALLY GIVEN AS NORTHEAST OF LYE BROOK OR EAST SIDE OF LYE BROOK.
  • Deposit May Be 1 Mile North Or South of Location

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Dunham Formation;Cheshire Formation
    Rock description Dunham Formation;Cheshire Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.03923, 43.14281
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Federal Government

Comments on the workings information

  • A SMALL DRIFT OR ADIT HAS BEEN REPORTED BUT VERY LITTLE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE REMAINS FROM ORIGINAL WORKINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BURT, F.A., 1931, THE GEOLOGY OF THE VERMONT OCHER DEPOSITS: REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST ON THE MINERAL INDUSTRIES AND GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, VGS, 1927-1928.

  • Deposit

    HEWITT, P.C., 1961, THE GEOLOGY OF THE EQUINOX QUADRANGLE AND VICINITY VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 18.

  • Deposit

    RESCH, T. (ED.), 1975, THE SHIRES OF BENNINGTON: PUBLISHED BY THE BENNINGTON BANNER FOR THE BENNINGTON MUSEUM, BENNINGTON, VT., P. 92.

  • Deposit

    HARRISON, D.K., 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LYE BROOK WILDERNESS AREAS, BENNINGTON AND WINDHAM COUNTIES, VERMONT: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 17-81.

  • Deposit

    Ayuso, R.A., And Harrison, D.K., 1983, Mineral Resource Potential Map Of The Lye Brook Wilderness, Bennington And Windham Counties, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Study Map Mf-1609, Scale 1:48,000.Ayuso, R.A., And Harrison, D.K., 1983, Mineral Resource Potential Map Of The Lye Brook Wilderness, Bennington And Windham Counties, Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Study Map Mf-1609, Scale 1:48,000.

  • Deposit

    Burt, F.A., 1931, The Geology Of The Vermont Ocher Deposits: 16th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1929-1930): Free Press Printing Co., Burlington, Vermont.Burt, F.A., 1931, The Geology Of The Vermont Ocher Deposits: 16th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1929-1930): Free Press Printing Co., Burlington, Vermont.

  • Deposit

    Hewitt, P.C., 1961, The Geology Of The Equinox Quadrangle And Vicinity: Vermont Geological Bulletin 18.Hewitt, P.C., 1961, The Geology Of The Equinox Quadrangle And Vicinity: Vermont Geological Bulletin 18.

  • Deposit

    Resch, T. (Editor), 1975, The Shires Of Bennington: Bennington Banner, Bennington Vermont, P. 92.Resch, T. (Editor), 1975, The Shires Of Bennington: Bennington Banner, Bennington Vermont, P. 92.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Editor 01-JAN-2003 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials
Updater 01-APR-1986 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor ADDED MODEL
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

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