| Deposit ID | 10272637 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044797 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0360890044 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jayville Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | New Find Hustler, Benson No.1,, Fuller No.1, Benson No.2, Fuller, No.2, Fuller No.3, Hart No.1,, K No.2 Leary, Hart No.2, New York No.1, New Yor |
| Related records | 10082148 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.18929, 44.15968 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 344 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
St. Lawrence(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fine(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 |
| Main Entrance (1) | Biotite and/or hornblende granite gneiss |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1854 |
| District name | St. Lawrence County |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Benson Iron Ore Corp. (Formerly) |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0360890044 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044797 | MAS references MRDS |
USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 377, 1964, PP 134- 147.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A FEW SMALL THIN LENSES OF MEDIUM GRADE MAGNETITE ORE WERE W THE MAIN ORE BODY WAS A SHORT LENS 6-17 FT. THICK, WITH FROM SOLUBLE IRON. EXPLORATION BY J&L STEEL CORP. SHOWS THAT THE ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE LIMIT OF MINABLE THICKNESS AND ARE NOT ECONOMIC INTEREST NOW. PRODUCTION ESTIMATES VARY FROM 25000 TONS TO 200000 TONS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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