New York · Washington County
Past Producer

Potter Mine

Washington County, New York, United States
Sulfur-PyriteIron
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Commodities
PrimarySulfur-Pyrite, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsIron, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1879
Identification
Deposit ID10081462
MRDS IDW033503
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates43.4622, -73.56482
References
SMOCK, J.C., 1889, IRON MINES AND IRON ORE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 7, P. 24, MAPPUTNAM, B.T., 1886, NOTES ON SAMPLES OF IRON ORE COLLECTED IN NEW YORK IN REPORT ON MINING INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, BY R. PUMPELLY: CENCUS OFFICE, 10TH U.S. CENCUS, 1880, U.15., P. 105, 106NEWLAND, D.H., 1908, GEOLOGY OF THE ADIRONDACK MAGNETIC IRON ORES: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 119, P. 37, 38LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P. 404, 411