Seth Phillips Mine

Past Producer in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodities Iron, Kaolin
Sections on this page
  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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100273
MRDS ID W033603
Record type Site
Current site name Seth Phillips Mine
Alternate or previous names Chipman Bed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.03142, 43.43389 (WGS84)
Elevation 381
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 1.3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TINMOUTH, VT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Middletown Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Glens Falls(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

  • TRAVERSE DUE EAST ACROSS NORTH END OF SWAMP FROM EAST ROAD 0.2 MILES SOUTH OF CROW HILL ROAD TURNOFF.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Kaolin Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolinite Ore
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Dunham Dolomite;Cheshire Quartzite
    Rock description Dunham Dolomite;Cheshire Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) Cheshire Quartzite

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1810
Year of last production 1845

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Rathbone And Vaughan

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.263HA
    Overall length 121.92M
    Overall width 22.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • SIDE HILL IS DEVELOPED BY MANY SMALL PITS AND TRENCHES.

Comments on development

  • RATHBONE AND VAUGHAN WORKED A FURNACE AT THE TIME THIS MINE WAS WORKED. THE FURNACE WAS LOCATED 1.0 MILE TO THE NORTHWEST ON TINMOUTH CHANNEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HITCHCOCK, E. ET AL, 1861, THE GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, PT II. (CLAREMONT MFG. CO.; CLAREMONT, NH). P. 821.

  • Deposit

    ROLANDO, V., 1984, 200 YEARS OF SOOT AND SWEAT; A HISTORY AND FIELDGUIDE TO VERMONT IRON AND CHARCOAL INDUSTRIES. (UNPUBLISHED).

  • Deposit

    BURT, F., 1930, THE GEOLOGY OF THE VERMONT OCHER DEPOSITS: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 17TH REPORT (1929-1930), P. 107-136.

  • Deposit

    BOULE, ERNEST, 1984, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

  • 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.

  • Deposit

    Burt, F.A., 1931, The Geology Of The Vermont Ocher Deposits: Report Of The Vermont State Geologist (1929-1930): Free Press Printing Company, Burlington, Vermont.Burt, F.A., 1931, The Geology Of The Vermont Ocher Deposits: Report Of The Vermont State Geologist (1929-1930): Free Press Printing Company, Burlington, Vermont.

  • Deposit

    Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-APR-1986 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor ADDED MODEL
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation
Editor 01-DEC-2002 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials

Beyond USGS

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