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Burden Iron Mine

Past Producer in Bennington county in Vermont, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081533
MRDS ID W033606
Record type Site
Current site name Burden Iron Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.26984, 42.8989 (WGS84)
Elevation 232
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 2.55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE JCT. OF ROUTES 67 AND 67A IN NORTH BENNINGTON.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bennington(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hoosick Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hudson-Hoosic(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Green Mountain National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Bennington

Comments on the location information

  • PIT SHOWS AS CLOSED DEPRESSION ON USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAP AND TRENCH TO THE NORTH IS ALSO REFLECTED IN CONTOURS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore
Manganite Ore
Limonite Ore
Hematite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Bascom Formation
    Rock description Bascom Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.26984, 42.8989
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1865
Year of last production 1885

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Henry Burden, North Bennington Iron Works
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mr. Ferdinand Mayer, Bennington, Vt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1.928HA
    Overall length 335.28M
    Overall width 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • A PIT AND LONG TRENCH ARE THE WORKINGS STILL VISIBLE.

Comments on development

  • SUPPLIED FURNACES IN SOUTH SHAFTSBURY, VT AND TROY NY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH. P. 33.

  • Deposit

    BURT, F.A., 1930, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT OCHER DEPOSITS. IN; REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 1929-1930. (FREE PRESS PRINTING CO.; BURLINGTON, VT).

  • Deposit

    JACOBS, E.C., 1944, VERMONT MINERAL INDUSTRIES. REPORT OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 1943-1944. (FREE PRESS PRINTING CO.; BURLINGTON, VT).

  • Deposit

    ROLANDO, V., 1984, 200 YEARS OF SOOT AND SWEAT; A HISTORY AND FIELD GUIDE TO VERMONT IRON AND CHARCOAL INDUSTRIES. UNPUBLISHED.

  • Deposit

    Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).

  • Deposit

    Jacobs, E.C., 1944, 24th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1943-1944): Free Press Printing Co., Burlington, Vermont.Jacobs, E.C., 1944, 24th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1943-1944): Free Press Printing Co., Burlington, Vermont.

  • Deposit

    Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.

  • Deposit

    Burt, F.A., 1931, The Geology Of The Vermont Ocher Deposits: Report Of The Vermont State Geologist (1929-1930): Free Press Printing Company, Burlington, Vermont.Burt, F.A., 1931, The Geology Of The Vermont Ocher Deposits: Report Of The Vermont State Geologist (1929-1930): Free Press Printing Company, Burlington, Vermont.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE AREA IS A REGISTERED VERMONT HISTORIC SITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-MAR-1998 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor ADDED SYNONYM FROM VT MAS/MILS DATABASE
Updater 01-APR-1986 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Editor 01-DEC-2002 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials

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