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Carbola Chemical Co Mine

Past Producer in Lewis county in New York, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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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. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089988
MRDS ID W044748
Record type Site
Current site name Carbola Chemical Co Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.46988, 44.07859 (WGS84)
Elevation 271
Relative position .47 MILES N 40 W OF BM 857 ABOUT 1.5 MILES EAST OF NATURAL BRIDGE ON N.Y. ROUTE 3

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lewis(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Natural Bridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gouverneur(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Lewis

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Celestite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.46988, 44.07859
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Length 1609.34M
    Width 27.43M
    Depth to bottom 91.44M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1911
Year of last production 1949

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Carbola Chemical Co
    First year 1950

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 182.88M
    Overall depth 91.44M
    Overall length 182.88M

Comments on development

  • ORIGINALLY STARTED BY ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY TALC CO IN 1926.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHIDESTER, A.H., ENGEL, A.E.J, AND WRIGHT, L.A., 1964, TALC RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1167, P. 41

  • Deposit

    ENGEL, A.E.J., 1962, THE PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND TALC DEPOSITS OF THE BALMAT-EDWARDS DISTRICT: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT, 357 P.

  • Deposit

    LADOO, R.B., 1920, TALC MINING IN NEW YORK: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 2171, P. 2-4

  • Deposit

    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. 441

  • Deposit

    NEWLAND, D.H., AND HARTNAGEL, C.A., 1928, THE MINING AND QUARRY INDUSTRIES OF NEW YORK FOR 1925 AND 1926: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 277, P. 115-118

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1985 Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) New York State Geological Survey

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