| Deposit ID | 10082148 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044797 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jayville Mines |
| Related records | 10272637 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.18931, 44.1597 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 347 |
| Relative position | 1.04 MILES S 88.5 E OF BM 1093 IN KALURAH, NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
St. Lawrence(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gouverneur(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | St. Lawrence |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Result | 38% FE (LEONARD, BUDDINGTON, 1964) |
|---|
| (1) | Biotite and/or hornblende granite gneiss |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 E |
| Dip | 60 NW |
| Plunge direction | NORTHWARD |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1854 |
| Discoverer | Z.H. Benton |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jones And Laughlin Steel Corp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044797 |
LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P. 411
NEWLAND, D.H., 1708, GEOLOGY OF THE ADIRONDACK MAGNETIC IRON ORES; WITH A REPORT ON THE MINEVILLE-PORT HENRY MINE GROUP; BY J.F.KEMP: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 119, P 137-138
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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