| Deposit ID | 10089977 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044719 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Palmer Hill Mine |
| Related records | 10223695 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.67509, 44.46469 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 335 |
| Relative position | 1.6 MILES N 10 W OF BM 544 IN AUSABLE FORKS NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clinton(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Au Sable Forks(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 | Clinton |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Pyroxene | Gangue |
| Result | 40% FE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -73.67509, 44.46469 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults Strikes N E And Dips 60 |
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 E |
| Dip | 30 NW-80 SE |
| Plunge | 55 NW |
| Plunge direction | N 50 E |
| Length | 762M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1820 |
| Discoverer | Zephaniah Palmer |
| Year of first production | 1833 |
| Year of last production | 1890 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Peru Steel And Iron Co (Eastern Side) And J. J Roger Iron Co. (Western Side) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Republic Steel Corp |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.193HA |
| Length | 670.56M |
| Overall length | 670.56M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044719 |
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 405
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. 100-102
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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