New York · Jefferson County
Past Producer

Shirtliff Mine

Jefferson County, New York, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Potsdam Sandstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1838
Last production1888
Identification
Deposit ID10082081
MRDS IDW044675
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates44.19637, -75.24459
References
LUEDKE, 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: CENSUS OFFICE, 10TH UNITED STATES CENSUS, 1880, V. 15, P. 142SMOCK, J.C., 1889, IRON MINES AND IRON ORE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 7, P 44, MAPBUDDINGTON, A.F., 1934, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE HAMMOND, ANTWERP, AND LOWVILLE QUADRANGLE: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 296, P 197-198, MAP