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Rand Hill Region Anorthosite

Prospect in Clinton county in New York, United States with commodities Aluminum, Calcium, Iron, Silica, Sodium, Water, Free
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10223863
MAS/MILS ID 0360190001
Record type Site
Current site name Rand Hill Region Anorthosite

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.56893, 44.77187 (WGS84)
Elevation 183
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clinton(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Chazy(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Clinton

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS THE CENTER OF THE DEPOSIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Calcium Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Sodium Tertiary
Water, Free Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Andesine Unknown
Apatite Unknown
Augite Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Hypersthene Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.56893, 44.77187
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 58M
    Length 3942M
    Width 3942M
    Area 1674HA
    Depth to top 3M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1674
    Date of Last Modification 830302

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • AS REFERRED TO IN IC 8648 PAGE 24. THE PERCENT RECOVERY WAS CALCULATED FROM THE MATERIAL BALANCE GIVEN ON PAGES 23 & 29 IN RI 7068.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Measured 2660000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2660000000mt ore
    Total resources 2660000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 24.5 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MATRIX RECORD 1/GRADE & TONS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FOR MOISTURE ANORTHOSITE(ORE) COMPOSED OF SODA-LIME FELDSPARS(SILICATES) WITH 26-35 PERCENT AL2O3, 46-59 PERCENT SIO2, 1-7 PERCENT NA2O, AND 8-18 PERCENT CAO. M1=R1 MATRIX 1 COL. 1 EQUALS RESERVE MATRIX 1 AFTER ADJUSTMENTS TO WET MT ORE SEE BIB LINE 001 FOR SOURCE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 62HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Swell Factor .59
    Percent Waste Rock 3.5
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 3
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 15
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 60
    Capacity 19934
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 34
    Unit Production Cost .58
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF BUREAU OF MINES BUMINES I.C. 8335 1967

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON PAUL W. AND FRANK A. PETERS BUMINES R.I. 7068 1968

  • Deposit

    PETERS FRANK A. AND PAUL W. JOHNSON BUMINES I.C. 8648 1974

  • Deposit

    KRIEGER M.H. NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 308 1937

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-FEB-95 Md-Pk-Dkh U.S. Bureau of Mines

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