| Deposit ID | 10082078 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044671 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Keene Mine |
| Related records | 10272652 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.5471, 44.2622 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 155 |
| Relative position | .59 MILES N 66 W OF THE MAIN INTERSECTION LOCATED IN SPRAGUEVILLE NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Natural Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gouverneur(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Fort Drum(Army Training Installation)
Army Training Installation ARMY(Type of land area)
ARMY(Federal land areas administered by ARMY)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Jefferson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | 50% FE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| Rock unit name | Potsdam Sandstone | ||
| Rock description | Potsdam Sandstone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -75.5471, 44.2622 |
|---|
| General form | PODS, LENSES, TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1887 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rossie Iron Works |
| First year | 1886 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mrs. Louise M. Case, Of Antwerp, N. Y. |
| First year | 1943 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Overall length | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044671 |
LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P. 408
NEWLAND, D.H., 1921, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM. BULLETIN 223, 224, P. 129
PUTNAM, B.J., 1886, NOTES ON SAMPLES OF IRON ORE COLLECTED IN NEW YORK: IN REPORT ON THE MINING INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, BY R. PUMPELLY: CENCUS OFFICE, 10TH UNITED STATES CENCUS, 1880, V. 15, P. 143
SMITH, N.L., 1943, GEOLOGICAL PROSPECTS IN THE KEENE-ANTWERP HEMATITE ZONE, N.Y.: NEW YORK STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILES, P. 7
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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