New York · Essex County
Past Producer

Lead Hills Mines

Essex County, New York, United States
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Commodities
PrimaryGraphite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLODE AND BEDED
Materials
Ore mineralsGraphite
Geology
Host rockMarble
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1920
Last production1862
Identification
Deposit ID10081500
MRDS IDW033557
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates43.86664, -73.4737
References
ALLING, H.L., 1918, THE ADIRONDACK GRAPHITE DEPOSITS: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 199, P. 23-31LUEDKE, 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. 400-401