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Maffat Mine

Past Producer in Berkshire county in Massachusetts, United States with commodity Iron
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105530
MRDS ID W006806
Record type Site
Current site name Maffat Mine
Related records 10146001

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.3926, 42.33887 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Berkshire(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

State Line(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pittsfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Housatonic(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Berkshire

Comments on the location information

  • WEST STOCKBRIDGE TOWNSHIP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Ore
Goethite Unknown

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.3926, 42.33887
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 60.96M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Seemingly Controlled By Vertical Fault In Limestone Near Horizontal Thrust Fault Zone Between Limestone And Schist

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1875

Mining district

District name Richmond Iron Ore District, Taconic Range

Production statistics

  • Year 1882
    Material FE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^46.87 % Fe, .124 % Phosphorous
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Iron Iron 47wt-pct
    Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 0wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT FILLED AND NEARLY OBLITERATED; IN 1880 SHAFT 125 FEET DEEP - DRIFT 200 FT. AT DEPTH 108 FT.

Comments on development

  • REOPENED 1879

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit N30 HUDSON OR BERKSHIRE SCHISTS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1971 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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