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Phillips Mine

Past Producer in Putnam county in New York, United States with commodities Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106480
MRDS ID W102216
Record type Site
Current site name Phillips Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.95206, 41.32693 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
Relative position 3 MI NNW OF PEEKSKILL, NY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Putnam(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Peekskill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bridgeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Hudson(hydrologic unit)

Lower Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Putnam
United States New York Westchester

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary
Iron Primary
Uranium Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite

Nearby scientific data

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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Plunge direction NORTHEAST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1865
Year of first production 1865
Year of last production 1880

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs Lucius Boomer

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall depth 91.44M
    Overall width 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • PHILLIPS OREBODY PART OF A LARGER MINERALIZED ZONE THAT IS ABOUT 2500FT LONG AND 250 FT WIDE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KLEMIC, HARRY, AND OTHERS, 1963, URANIUM IN PHILLIPS MINE-CAMP SMITHAREA, PUTNAM AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES, NY, USGS BULL 1074E, 96P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKED FOR IRON SULFIDES FOR SULFURIC ACID. NO URANIUM, IRON, COPPER PRODUCED. URANINITE DISCOVERED IN 1953.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1985 Calkins, James A. U.S. Geological Survey

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