New York · Columbia County
Past Producer

Mitchell Limonite Mine

Columbia County, New York, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlProbably Mass Weathering Of Iron Rich Carbonate Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite
Geology
Host rockDolomite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1800-1877
Identification
Deposit ID10067320
MRDS IDW000029
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.2097, -73.49065
References
SMOCK, J. C., 1889, "IRON MINES IN NEW YORK STATE", N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. 7, MAP, PG. 61HOBBS, W.H., 1907, "IRON ORES OF SALISBURY DISTRICT, CONN., N.Y., MASS., "ECON. GEOL., V. 2, MAP.SMOCK, 1889