| Deposit ID | 10082108 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044715 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cook Mine |
| Related records | 10248202 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.58397, 44.48941 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 274 |
| Relative position | 5.32 MILES N 52 E OF BM 544 IN AUSABLE FORKS NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clinton(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clintonville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Champlain South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Clinton |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -73.58397, 44.48941 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Lineation Plunges 30 N |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 12-20 E |
| Dip | 50 TO 75 W TO VERTICAL |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1838 |
| Year of last production | 1856 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Republic Steel Corp |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.053HA |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Overall depth | 12.19M |
| Overall length | 228.6M |
| Overall width | 2.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044715 |
LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P 405
NEWLAND, D.H., 1908, GEOLOGY OF THE ADIRONDACK MAGNETIC IRON ORE; WITH A REPORT ON THE MINEVILLE-PORT HENRY MINES GROUP, BY J.F., KEMP: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 119, P. 103
SMOCK, J.C., 1889, IRON MINES AND IRON ORE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 7, P. 40
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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