| Deposit ID | 10093867 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044848 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Spruce Mountain Northwest Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.00152, 44.25359 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 488 |
| Relative position | 3.6 MILES S 27 E OF ELEVATION MARKING 1232 ON THE LANDING STRIP OF ORE BED PONDS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
St. Lawrence(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Degrasse(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 |
|---|---|
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 24-25% FE (LEONARD, BUDDINGTON, 1964) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -75.00152, 44.25359 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation Strike North-Northeast Dipping 20-25 Ne, Drag Folds |
| General form | FISHHOOK, LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Plunge direction | SOUTHEAST |
| Length | 2133.6M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| Discoverer | A.M. Ross, Newton Falls Paper Mill Co. |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Newton Falls Paper Mill, Inc. |
| Home office | Newton Falls, Ny |
| First year | 1947 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044848 |
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 407
REED, D.F., AND COHEN, C.J., 1947, STAR LAKE MAGNETITE DEPOSITS ST LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4131, P 6,7
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT MIGHT SUPPORT A MODEST OPEN PIT OPERATION. |
| Deposit | THIS SPRUCE MOUNTAIN IS LOCALY KNOWN AS BIG CREEK MOUNTAIN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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