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Todd Magnetite Mine

Past Producer in Westchester county in New York, United States with commodity Iron
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067363
MRDS ID W000098
Record type Site
Current site name Todd Magnetite Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.91706, 41.32832 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Westchester(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Peekskill(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Westchester

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SURFACE WORKINGS SHOW EAST WALL LIMESTONE, WESTWALL FIBROUS AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST. SMALL ORE SHOOTS, STRIKE NORTHEAST, DIP VERTICAL; ORE BED 3 TO 4 FEET WIDE; WORKINGS COVERED BY NEW ROAD.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore
Chlorite Ore
Epidote Ore
Hornblende Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.91706, 41.32832
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Iron Rich Pre Cambrian Bed

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: HIGHLY METAMORPHOSED AND FAULTED AREA; COMPLEX GEOLOGY, NUMEROUS THEORIES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Southeast New York

Production statistics

  • Year 1880
    Period 1867 - 1880
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^In 1880 : Fe 44.34 %, P 0.033 %, Moderate Grade Fe Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 0wt-pct
    Ore Iron Iron 44wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • HEAVILY WORKED; NO PRODUCTION FIGURES

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO FIGURES AVAILABLE, PROBABLY MUCH LOW-GRADE ORE REMAINS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COLONY, R. J., 1921, "MAGNETITE DEPOSITS S.E. NEW YORK," N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL 249-250, MAP, TEXT, PG 115, 116

  • Deposit

    NEWLAND, D. H., 1919, "MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEW YORK," N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. 223, TEXT, PG 125

  • Deposit

    SMOCK, J. C., 1889, "IRON MINES OF NEW YORK," N.Y.S. MUSEM BULL. 7, MAP, TEXT, PG. 19

  • Production

    SMOCK, 1889; COLONY, 1921

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1971 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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