Plymouth Union Iron Mine

Past Producer in Windsor county in Vermont, United States with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081527
MRDS ID W033597
Record type Site
Current site name Plymouth Union Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Tyson Iron Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.73702, 43.5303 (WGS84)
Elevation 378
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 0.1 MILES EAST OF PLYMOUTH UNION VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Windsor(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Plymouth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rutland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Black River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Windsor

Comments on the location information

  • TURN EAST ON ROUTE 100A IN PLYMOUTH UNION. OLD MINE IS AT EDGE OF WOODS NORTH OF THE ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Hematite Ore
Biotite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 241
USGS model code 34a
Deposit model name Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.73702, 43.5303

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR LENSES AND HORIZONS
    Strike N45W
    Dip 50 E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1855

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Tyson Iron Co., Plymouth, Vermont
  • Type Owner
    Owner Salt Ash Inn, Plymouth Union, Vt.

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE ADIT ENTRANCE IS VISIBLE AT THE SURFACE. EXTENT OF DEVELOPMENT IS UNKNOWN.

Comments on development

  • SUPPLIED TYSON'S FURNACE JUST TO THE SOUTH IN TYSON, VT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TYSON IRON COMPANY, 1864, GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS AND REPORTS ON THE PROPERTY OF THE TYSON IRON CO., PLYMOUTH, VERMONT, TOGETHER WITH A STATEMENT OF CONDITIONS AND PROSPECTS OF THE COMPANY: BOSTON, MA, PRESS OF GEORGE C. RAND AND AVERY, 15 P.

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, BURLINGTON, 92 P.

  • Deposit

    HAGAR, A.D., 1862, REPORT ON THE ECONOMICAL GEOLOGY, PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND SCENERY OF VERMONT: CLAREMONT, NH, CLAREMONT MFT. CO., 252 P.

  • Deposit

    Hagar, A.D., 1862, Report On The Economical Geology, Physical Geography And Scenery Of Vermont: Claremont Manufacturing Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 252 PHagar, A.D., 1862, Report On The Economical Geology, Physical Geography And Scenery Of Vermont: Claremont Manufacturing Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 252 P

  • Deposit

    No Author, 1864, Tyson Iron Company, Plymouth, Vermont: Geological Surveys: Rand And Avery, Boston, Massachusetts.No Author, 1864, Tyson Iron Company, Plymouth, Vermont: Geological Surveys: Rand And Avery, Boston, Massachusetts.

  • Deposit

    Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-APR-1986 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor ADDED MODEL
Reporter 01-JUN-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

Beyond USGS

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