| Deposit ID | 60001558 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000748 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Sanford Lake District |
| Alternate or previous names | Tahawus |
| Included sites | Macintyre, Cheney Pond, Sanford Hill South Extension, Mt Adams, Calamity Mill P. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.04955, 44.04998 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | THIS DISTRICT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING DEPOSITS:SANFORD HILL-SOUTH EXTENSION(ALSO CALLED MACINTYRE DEVELOPMENT OR TAHAWUS OR SANFORD HILL),CHENEY POND,UPPER WORKS (ALSO CALLED CALAMITY OR MILL POND), AND MT. ADAMS (ALSO CALLED IRON MOUNTAIN OR ORE MOUNTAIN).{{ALL INFORMATION IS TAKEN FROM REF.1A.EXCEPT AS INDICATED. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Essex(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Adams(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tupper Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Hudson(hydrologic unit)
Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Essex |
| (1) | -74.04955, 44.04998 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | FAULTS ASSOCIATED WITH GABBRO MASSES, HELPED DEVELOP HANGING-AND FOOT-WALL ORE BODIES |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | ADIRONDACK ANORTHOSITE MASSIF WITH MANY FAULTS ; REG.TRENDS: FOLIATION, LINEAR FLOW STRUCTURES, FAULTING |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1826 |
| Discoverer | Indians With Prospectors |
| Year of first production | 1834 |
| Year of last production | 1983 |
| District name | SANFORD LAKE DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | NL INDUSTRIES |
GROSS, S.O., 1968, TITANIFEROUS ORES OF THE SANFORD LAKE DISTRICT, NEW YORK, IN RIDGE, J.D., ED., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES 1933-1967, V. 1: NEWYORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGY, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 140-153.
BALSLEY,J.R., JR., 1943, VANADIUM-BEARING MAGNETITE-ILMENITE DEPOSITS NEAR LAKE SANFORD, ESSEX COUNTY, NEW YORK; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL.940-D,P.99-123.
NATIONAL LEAD CO., TITANIUM DIV., 1964, MACINTYRE DEVELOPMENT, TAHAWUS, NEW YORK--HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT, 8 P., ILLUS.
FORCE, E.R. AND LYND, L.E., 1984, 11 PAGES, TITANIUM MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES - DEFINITIONS AND DOCUMNETATION, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GEOLOGY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1558-B.
FANTEL, R.J., ET AL, 1986, TITANIUM MINERALS AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, US BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9061, 48 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-72 | COOPER, MARGARET | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 13-DEC-10 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey | Combined info from MRDS record ISM0587 (Dep_ID 60000755) and deleted that record. |
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