| Deposit ID | 10106334 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044718 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dills and La Oake Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.66703, 44.51053 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 404 |
| Relative position | 1.1 MILES S 52.5 W OF BM 1039 ON MITCHELL ROAD IN THE TOWN OF BLACK BROOK NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clinton(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Peasleeville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Champlain North(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 |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -73.66703, 44.51053 |
|---|
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 W |
| Dip | 65 E |
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Republic Steel Corp |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.07HA |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Overall width | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044718 |
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: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 119, P. 103
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT LIES EN ECHLON FROM SOUTH TO NORTH WITH THE RUTGER AND HOGBACK MINES. CORE DATA SHOWS THAT THE ORE IS SPLIT INTO TWO ZONES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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