| Deposit ID | 10127081 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0360890057 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Spuce Mountain Deposits |
| Alternate or previous names | Spruce Mt.Southeast, Spruce Mt.Northwest |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.00238, 44.25308 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 485 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
St. Lawrence(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Degrasse(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gouverneur(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | St. Lawrence |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -75.00238, 44.25308 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| District name | St. Lawrence County |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Newton Falls Paper Mill, Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Newton Falls, Ny |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0360890057 |
USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 377, 1964, PP 187- 195.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE LOCATION GIVEN ON REC.030 IS FOR SPRUCE MT.NORTHWEST. SP SOUTHEAST IS ABOUT 3000 METERS TO THE SOUTHEAST. DRILLING IN MT.NORTHWEST SUGGESTS A SIZABLE QUANTITY OF MAGNETITE ORE WH AVERAGES 24- 25% IRON. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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