| Deposit ID | 10067883 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000757 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Port Leyden Mine |
| Related records | 10248435 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.33292, 43.58331 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Port Leyden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Watertown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Utica(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Lewis |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Ilmenite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -75.33292, 43.58331 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000757 |
NEWLAND, D.H., 1908, GEOLOGY OF THE ADIRONDACK MAGNETIC IRON ORES, WITH A REPORT ON THE MINEVILLE-PORT HENRY MINE GROUP, BY J.F. KEMP: NEW YORK STATE MUS., MUS. BULL. 119, 182 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE ANALYSES SHOWED 9.31 PERCENT TIO2. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1972 | Cooper, Margaret | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 04/14/2021 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3003796 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Port Leyden Quarry |
| Current operator | Barrett Paving Materials Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Colas S A |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1162 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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