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Granger's Furnace Mine

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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089817
MRDS ID W033643
Record type Site
Current site name Granger's Furnace Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.00061, 43.7206 (WGS84)
Elevation 158
Relative position 1.65 MILES NORTHEAST OF PITTSFORD, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Proctor(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ticonderoga(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

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED SOUTH OF RIVER ROAD, 0.25 MILES EAST OF GRANGERVILLE. THE FURNACE WAS ACCIDENTALLY CONSTRUCTED ON THE ORE BEDS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Secondary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.00061, 43.7206
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR LENSES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1825
Year of first production 1825
Year of last production 1845

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner C. And E. L. Granger
  • Type Owner
    Owner Micheal Green, Pittsford, Vt (802) 483-2318

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS WERE DRIVEN INTO THE ORE IN THE VICINITY OF THE FURNACE. AREA IS TOTALLY COLLAPSED AT PRESENT AND WORKINGS CANNOT BE LOCATED. PITS ARE LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF BROOK NEAR FURNACE.

Comments on development

  • THE FURNACE REMAINED IN OPERATION INTO THE 1880'S. ORE CAME FROM CHITTENDEN, VT. IN THE LATER YEARS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, C.B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. BURLINGTON, VT, CHAUNCY GOODRICH, P. 19.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES; DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM, HANOVER, NH., P. 34

  • Deposit

    HITHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT. CLAREMONT MFG. CO. CLAREMONT, NH., VOL 2, P. 822.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BRACE, W.F., 1953, THE GEOLOGY OF THE RUTLAND AREA, VERMONT. VGS BULLETIN NO. 6, PLATE 1.

  • 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

    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

    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

    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

    Brace, W.F., 1953, The Geology Of The Rutland Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 6, 3 Plates.Brace, W.F., 1953, The Geology Of The Rutland Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 6, 3 Plates.

  • Deposit

    Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1820'S
Deposit ORE RESTS UPON AN IRON-RICH LIMESTONE

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
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

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