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Hyatt Mine

Past Producer in St. Lawrence county in New York, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Mineral rights holdings
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10199530
MRDS ID W044771
MAS/MILS ID 0360890011
Record type Deposit
Current site name Hyatt Mine
Alternate or previous names Hyatt, Hyatt Zinc Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -75.31858, 44.30438 (WGS84)
Elevation 210
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 0.75 miles N62E of BM 619, southwest of Talcville, NY., 30, 30

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Lawrence(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Edwards(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gouverneur(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York St. Lawrence

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Tremolite Gangue
Talc Gangue
Serpentine Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Dolomitization; Silicification

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 208
USGS model code 31a
Deposit model name Sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb
Mark3 model number 13

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Rock type qualifier SERPENTINIZED DOLOMITIC AND CALCITIC
    Rock unit name Grenville Supergroup
    Rock description Grenville Supergroup
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Proterozoic

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -75.31858, 44.30438
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50E
    Dip 45W
    Thickness 550M
    Length 16000M
    Width 3000M
    Area 0.8HA
    Depth to top 46M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Type of Orebody #3 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N50E:45W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) .8
    Date of Last Modification 810302

Comments on the geologic information

  • Host rocks are sepentinized dolomitic and calcitic marbles, with diopside, tremolite, and talc. Proterozoic rocks of the Balmat-Edwards district are part of the Grenville Supergroup.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1917
Mining method Shrinkage Methods - Other Shrinkage Methods
Year of first production 1918
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Balmat-Edwards District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Grasselu Chemical Co.
    First year 1917
  • Type Operator
    Owner Universal Exploration Co.
    First year 1940
    Last year 1949
  • Type Operator
    Owner St. Joseph Minerals
    First year 1974
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Zinc Corp. of America
    ID 3001688
    Interest 100
    Home office P. O. Box 2266, Hailesboro, Ny 13645
    Year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1949
    Period 1940-1949
    Material ore
    Ore mined 200000mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major zinc Zinc Zinc 7wt-pct
  • Year 1983
    Period 1974-1983
    Material ore
    Ore mined 185000mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major zinc Zinc Zinc 6wt-pct
  • Year 1998
    Period 1974-1998
    Material ore
    Ore mined 945000mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major zinc Zinc Zinc 9wt-pct
  • Year 1998
    Period 1990-1998
    Material ore
    Ore mined 760000mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major zinc Zinc Zinc 9wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • Hyatt was discovered by Grasselu Chemical Co. in 1917 and the first production was in 1918. Production was intermittent until 1998, when the mine closed.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Significant reserves remain at the Hyatt cluster. The West Branch and Taylor orebodies were discovered in 1993 and 1995, respectively (Knight, 2005).

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OTHER SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 80
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Length of Inclines (m) 460
    Slope of Inclines 10
    Number of Inclines 1
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 0
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings PART ACCESSIBLE
    Capacity 91
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 17.37
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 252
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1978

Comments on other economic factors

  • MINING METHOD IS UPHILL UNDERHAND SHRINKAGE STOPING (REF1-2)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Leach, D., Sangster, D., Kelley, K., Large, R.R., Garven, G., Allen, C., Gutzmer, J., and Walters, S., 2005, Sediment-hosted lead-zinc deposits: A global perspective. Economic Geology, 100th Aniversary Volume. pp. 561-607. Also Appendices A, B, C, D, E, and Supplement

  • Geology

    CUSHING, H.P., AND NEWLAND, D.H., 1925, GEOLOGY OF GOUVERNEUR QUADRANGLE: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 259, PP 103-104.

  • Geology

    Foose, M.P., 1979, A reinterpretation of the structural and stratigraphic setting of the Balmat-Edwards zinc deposits, northwest Adirondack lowlands, New York: Economic Geology, Scientific Communications, September, 1979, pp. 130-133.

  • Deposit

    HARTNAGEL, C.A., AND BROUGHTON, J.G., 1951, THE MINING AND QUARRY INDUSTRIES OF NEW YORK STATE 1937 TO 1948: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 343, P 121.

  • Commodity

    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 444.

  • Deposit

    Knight, Richard H., 2005, Recent zinc ore discoveries in the Balmat-Edwards district, northwest Adirondacks, New York state: a case history; Paper No. 20-6, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 1, p. 64.

  • Geology

    DELORRAINE, W.F., DILL, D.B., KNIGHT, R.H., AND JOHNSON, J.T., 1993, GEOLOGY OF THE BALMAT ZINC MINES, ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK: IN THOMPSON, T.B., ED., SELECTED MINERAL DEPOSITS OF VERMONT AND THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS, NEW YORK; SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS GUIDEBOOK SERIES, V. 17, P. 26-48.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT DIMENSIONS ARE TOTAL MINERALIZED ZONE FOR BALMAT, HYATT, EDWARDS ORE. MODE OF ORIGIN: REMOBILIATION OF ORE MINERALS OCCURRED DURING METAMORPHISM. (REF. G001-5). ORE OCCURS IN SHOOTS AND NARROW LENSES RATHER THAN LATERALLY EXTENDED BODIES DEPOSIT DIMENSIONS TOTAL MINERALIZED ZONE, DISTRICT ORE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-86 Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) New York State Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-03 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey Work done in Filemaker
Editor 25-MAR-10 Schruben, Paul U.S. Geological Survey Consolidated duplicate record.

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 11/18/1998
MSHA mine ID3001688
Mine name (MSHA)HYATT PROPERTY
Current operatorZca Mines Inc
Current controller (parent)Horsehead Industries Inc
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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