New York · St. Lawrence County
Past Producer

Clifton Mine

St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlStark Anticline
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockPegmatite
StructureFault Trend N 46 W And Dip 32 Sw, Foliation Strike Ne
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Last production1952
Discovery year1845
Identification
Deposit ID10082198
MRDS IDW044864
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.31054, -75.03208
References
DRESSNER, E.F., 1950, GENESIS OF THE CLIFTON MINE MAGNETITE DEPOSIT. DEGRASSE, ST LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK: CORNELL UNIVERSITY, M.S. THESIS (UNPUBLISHED)HUNNER, G.B., 1943, DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF CLIFTON MINES, HANNA ORE CO.: MINING AND METALLURGY, V. 24, P 517-519LEONARD, B.F., AND BUDDINGTON, A.F.,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. 106-122LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED WITH REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P 411SILLIMAN, BENJAMIN, JR., 1873, REMARKS ON THE MAGNETITES OF CLIFTON N ST LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METURGICAL ENGINEERS TRANSACTION, V. 1, P 366-371WALKER, A.E., 1943, GEOLOGY OF THE PARISH CLIFTON AND PARISH ORE DEPOSITS: MINING AND METALLURGY, V. 24, P519-520