New York · St. Lawrence County
Past Producer

Jayville Mines

St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
Iron
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Description

Z.H. Benton

Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formLENTICULAR SHOOTS
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueChlorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1854
Identification
Deposit ID10082148
MRDS IDW044797
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.1597, -75.18931
References
LEONARD, B.F., AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1964, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ST LAWRENCE COUNTY MAGNETITE DISTRICT, NORTHWEST ADIRONDACKS, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 377, P.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. 411NEWLAND, D.H., 1708, GEOLOGY OF THE ADIRONDACK MAGNETIC IRON ORES; WITH A REPORT ON THE MINEVILLE-PORT HENRY MINE GROUP; BY J.F.KEMP: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 119, P 137-138