| Deposit ID | 10199126 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044691 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0360190010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clayburg Mines |
| Related records | 10106331 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.83814, 44.58967 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 344 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clinton(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Redford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Champlain North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Clinton |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -73.83814, 44.58967 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1844 |
| District name | Redford-Claybrg |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chateaugay Ore And Iron Co. (Formerly) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Republic Steel Corp. |
| Home office | Ohio |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0360190010 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044691 | MAS references MRDS |
USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 237, 1952, P 77.
US BUREAU OF MINES R.I.4447, 1949, 11 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE WAS MAGNETITE. THE LOCATION GIVEN ON REC.030 IS FOR PIT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SARANAC RIVER. AN ADIT ON THE WE WAS ALSO WORKED, BUT IS NOW FLOODED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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