Lewis Operration

Producer in Essex county in New York, United States with commodity Wollastonite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10223723
MAS/MILS ID 0360310127
Record type Site
Current site name Lewis Operration

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -73.59123, 44.29167 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Essex(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lewis(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Champlain South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Essex

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Wollastonite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -73.59123, 44.29167

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Nycda Div. Of Processed Minerals Inc.
    ID 3002299
    Year 1980
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Inerpace Corp.
    ID 3002299
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION 6-6-79

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION 10-16-81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5-18-81

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10-28-81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10-30-81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-83 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 02/08/2021
MSHA mine ID3002299
Mine name (MSHA)Lewis Mine
Current operatorNYCO Minerals Inc
Current controller (parent)Imerys S A
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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