Vail Mine

Past Producer in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese, Kaolin
Sections on this page
  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 10081543
MRDS ID W033617
Record type Site
Current site name Vail Mine
Alternate or previous names Kinney-Cobble Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.98282, 43.4044 (WGS84)
Elevation 283
Relative position 1/2 MILE EAST OF SO. WALLINGFORD ON HOMER BROOK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wallingford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Claremont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

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 Rutland

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON A SMALL TERRACE SOUTH OF THE BROOK.
  • Vail Is Just S of Homer Stone Brook; Kaolin Pit Is Just N of Brook, 600-700 Yards E of Residence of Chuck Wrist On Homer Stone Rd

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Kaolin Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TOTAL AVERAGE IRON 49.3%

Materials information

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

Analytical data

Result FEO 71.3%
Result MGO 12.9
Result AL TRACE
Result SI 3.0%
Result H20 12.5%

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.98282, 43.4044

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, LENSES AND PODS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1815
Year of last production 1885

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fernfield Farms, South Wallingford, Vt.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 1.314HA
    Length 198.12M
    Overall length 304.8M
    Overall width 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL PITS ARE STILL VISIBLE AT THE SURFACE. A SHAFT IS REPORTEDBUT COULD NOT BE LOCATED.

Comments on development

  • FIRST DEVELOPED FOR IRON BUT HIGH MANGANESE CONTENT MADE THE IRON BRITTLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P. 47.

  • Deposit

    PEARRE, N.C. AND CALKINS, J.A., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS AND OCCURRENCES IN VERMONT, EXCLUSIVE OF CLAY, SAND AND GRAVEL AND PEAT. USGS MAP, MR-5, SCALE 1:500000.

  • Deposit

    JACOBS, E.C., 1942, THE ESTABLISHED MINERAL INDUSTRIES: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 24TH REPORT.

  • Deposit

    OGDEN, D., 1985, VT MARBLE CO., PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

  • Deposit

    Jacobs, E.C., 1942, The Established Mineral Industries: 24th Report Of The Vermont State Geologist.Jacobs, E.C., 1942, The Established Mineral Industries: 24th Report Of The Vermont State Geologist.

  • 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.

  • Deposit

    Pearre, N.C. And Calkins, J.A., 1957, Mineral Deposits And Occurrences In Vermont, Exclusive Of Clay, Sand And Gravel, And Peat: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map Mr-5, Scale 1:500,000.Pearre, N.C. And Calkins, J.A., 1957, Mineral Deposits And Occurrences In Vermont, Exclusive Of Clay, Sand And Gravel, And Peat: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map Mr-5, Scale 1:500,000.

  • 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

    Ogden, D., 1985, Marble Co., Personal Communication.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit KAOLINITE OCCURS IN NORTH BANK OF HOMER BROOK NORTH OF THE MINE.
Deposit Many Openings Have Been Made Within the Area Given Above. The Most Recently Active Quarries Are Out the South End of This Group of Quarries.

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-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

Beyond USGS

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