New York · Jefferson County
Past Producer

Old Sterling Mine

Jefferson County, New York, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
GangueChlorite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Potsdam Sandstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1836
Last production1910
Discovery year1830
Identification
Deposit ID10082077
MRDS IDW044670
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.23831, -75.59071
References
BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1934, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE HAMMOND, ANTWERP, AND LOWVILLE QUADRANGLES: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 296, P. 197, MAPLUEDKE, 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. 408NEWLAND, D.H., 1921, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 223, 224, P. 129PUTNAM, B.J., 1886, NOTES ON SAMPLES OF IRON ORE COLLECTED IN NEW YORK, IN REPORT ON THE MINING INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, BY R. PUMPELLY: CENCUS OFFICE, 10TH CENCUS, 1880, J. 15, P. 142-143SMITH, NORMAN L. 1943 GEOLOGICAL PROSPECTS IN THE KEENE-ANTWERP HEMATITE ZONE, N.Y.: NEW YORK STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE, PP. 7SMOCK, J.C., 1889, IRON MINES AND IRON ORE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 7, P. 45, MAP