New York · Columbia County
Past Producer

Copake Limonite Mine

Columbia County, New York, United States
IronManganeseZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryManganese
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlMass Weathering Of Iron Rich Carbonate And Schist Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Limonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1734 - 1888
Identification
Deposit ID10067322
MRDS IDW000031
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.1222, -73.50593
References
HOBBS, W.H., 1907, "IRON ORES OF SALISBURY DISTRICT, CONN., N.Y., MASS.", ECON. GEOL., V.2, MAP, PG. 164.NEWLAND, D.H., 1919, "MINERALS OF NEW YORK STATE", N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. 223, PG. 138, MAPSMOCK, J.C., 1889, "IRON MINES IN NEW YORK STATE", N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. 7, MAP, PG. 60HOBBS, 1907