Description
Mr. Sameul Baker
Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueChlorite, Hornblende, Plagioclase, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1835
Last production1905
Discovery year1806
Identification
Deposit ID10082114
MRDS IDW044726
Alternate namesBig Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.48858, -73.61731
References
LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED REFERENCE TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITEDSTATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P. 405NEWLAND, D.H., 1906, THE MINING AND QUARRY INDUSTRY OF NEW YORK STATE: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 102, P. 95-98POSTEL, A.W., 1952, GEOLOGY OF CLINTON COUNTY MAGNETITE DISTRICT, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 237, P. 50-52, PLATE 1, 2PUTNAM, B.T., 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 U.S. CENSUS, 1880, V. 15, P. 119-120