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Mitchell Ore Bed

Past Producer in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese
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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. 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 10081563
MRDS ID W033644
Record type Site
Current site name Mitchell Ore Bed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.9953, 43.76167 (WGS84)
Elevation 378
Relative position 1.8 MILES NORTHWEST OF N. CHITTENDEN, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Carmel(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rutland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Rutland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore
Manganite Ore
Hematite Ore
Kaolin Gangue

Analytical data

Result FEO 84.9%
Result AL 0.47%
Result SI 0.75%
Result H20 13.9%
Result 40-45% FE

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.9953, 43.76167
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, LENSES AND A COMPLETE BED (BLANKET)
    Dip 35 E
    Thickness 3.66M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1825
Year of last production 1885

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Charles L'Herault
    Home office Box 392, Chittenden, Vt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 60.96M
    Overall depth 18.29M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT WAS SUNK 60 FEET THROUGH GLACIAL DEPOSITS AND DRIFTS WERE OPENED ALONG STRIKE OF THE DEPOSIT. A SECOND SHAFT IS LOCATED 80 FEET TO THE SOUTH. EXTENT OF THIS ONE IS UNKNOWN.

Comments on development

  • WAS THE PRIMARY LOCAL SUPPLIER OF ORE TO GRANGER'S FURNACE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT. CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, BURLINGTON, VT. P. 20.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH. P. 13.

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B., 1846, SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT. CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, BURLINGTON, VT., 267 P.

  • Deposit

    JACOBS, E.C., 1921, VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 12TH REPORT (1919-1920), P. 300-301.

  • Deposit

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

  • 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

    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

    Jacobs, E.C., 1921, 12th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1919-1920).Jacobs, E.C., 1921, 12th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1919-1920).

  • 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

    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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS WAS THE FIRST HARD ROCK ORE FOUND ASSOCIATED WITH BOG ORES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Editor 01-JAN-2003 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials
Updater 01-APR-1986 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Updater 01-APR-1998 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

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