| Deposit ID | 10106332 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044702 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Parkhurst Mine |
| Related records | 10296747 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.86982, 44.75414 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 524 |
| Relative position | .16 MILES N 76 E OF BM 1716 ON THE OLD D&H RAILROAD TRACK NE OF LYON MT VILLAGE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clinton(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ellenburg Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Champlain North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Clinton |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -73.86982, 44.75414 |
|---|
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 14.63M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1889 |
| Year of last production | 1892 |
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chateguay Iron Ore Co |
| First year | 1892 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Republic Steel Corp |
| First year | 1967 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 44.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044702 |
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 406
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. 122-124
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A MAGNETIC SURVEY IN 1906 SHOWED CONTINUATION OF THE DEPOSIT FOR ONE HALF MILE TO THE NORTHEAST AND DOWN TO THE WILLIAM MINE IN THE SOUTHWEST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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