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Carthage Region Anorthosite

Prospect in Jefferson county in New York, United States with commodities Aluminum, Calcium, Iron, Sodium, Titanium, Water, Free
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10126574
MAS/MILS ID 0360450001
Record type Site
Current site name Carthage Region Anorthosite

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -75.5882, 43.99808 (WGS84)
Elevation 244
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carthage(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Watertown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Utica(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Jefferson

Comments on the location information

  • REFERENCE POINT IS GEOGRAPHIC CENTER OF AREA. DEPOSIT MAY EXTEND INTO THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF A MILITARY RESERVATION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Calcium Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Sodium Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary
Water, Free Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Andesine Unknown
Apatite Unknown
Augite Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Hypersthene Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -75.5882, 43.99808
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 58M
    Length 2414M
    Width 1207M
    Area 451HA
    Depth to top 3M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 451
    Date of Last Modification 830302

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • AS REFERRED TO IN U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 8648 PAGE 24. THE PERCENT RECOVERY WAS CALCULATED FROM THE MATERIAL BALANCE GIVEN ON PAGES 23 & 29 OF U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 7068.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MATRIX RECORD 1/GRADE & TONS ARE ADJUSTED FOR MOISTURE CONTENT. ANORTHOSITE (ORE) COMPOSED OF SODA-LIME FELDSPARS (SILICATES) WITH 26-35 PERCENT AL2O3, 46-59 PERCENT SIO2, 1-7 PERCENT NA2O, AND 8-18 PERCENT CAO. RESERVES BASED ON A MINING DEPTH OF 61 METERS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 451HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Swell Factor .59
    Percent Waste Rock 3.5
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 3
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 15
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 60
    Capacity 19152
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 33
    Unit Production Cost .58
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8335 POTEN SOURCES ALUM 1967

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON PAUL W. AND FRANK A. PETERS BUMINES R.I. 7068 1968

  • Deposit

    PETERS FRANK A. AND PAUL W. JOHNSON BUMINES I.C. 8648 1974

  • Deposit

    KRIEGER M.H. NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 308 1937

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-FEB-1995 Jh / Pk / Ats U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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