| Deposit ID | 10248217 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000139 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0360790021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tilly Foster Mine |
| Related records | 10067394 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.64205, 41.41249 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 134 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Putnam(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lake Carmel(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bridgeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Hudson(hydrologic unit)
Lower Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Putnam |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Trench (1) | -73.64205, 41.41249 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1864 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0360790021 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000139 | MAS references MRDS |
NY STATE MUSEUM BULLETINS NOS.249-250, 1921, PP 121- 124.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 700000 TONS OF MAGNETITE ORE WERE PRODUCED FROM 1864 TO 1897 DEPTH OF 600 FT.WAS REACHED. OPERATIONS WERE STOPPED BECAUSE VERY SERIOUS ROCK FALL PROBLEMS, NOT BECAUSE OF EXHAUSTION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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