| Deposit ID | 10175037 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044863 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0360890033 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dead Creek Deposits |
| Related records | 10082197 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.91398, 44.09858 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 567 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
St. Lawrence(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Five Ponds(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tupper Lake(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 | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -74.91398, 44.09858 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| District name | St. Lawrence County |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | New York State |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0360890033 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044863 | MAS references MRDS |
USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 377, 1964, PP 159 -165.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AN AREA ABOUT 6800 BY 7600 FT.CONTAINS SOME OUTCROPS OF LOW- ORE AND SEVERAL LONG LINES OF MAGNETIC ANOMALY. TWO BELTS OF ANOMALY ARE PARTICULARLY PROMISING, INDICATING VEINS OF LOW- ORE WITH AN AGGREGATE LENGTH OVER 3500 FT. THERE ARE ALSO SE OTHER ANOMALIES. FOR THE ENTIRE AREA, THE AGGREGATE LENGTH O ANOMALY WITHIN THE +40 DEGREE ISOCLINAL EXCEEDS 6500 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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