New York · Essex County
Past Producer

Old Bed

Essex County, New York, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1849
Last production1971
Discovery year1824
Identification
Deposit ID10082273
MRDS IDW044986
Alternate namesSanford Or Mine 23
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.08997, -73.52703
References
BIRKINBINE, J., 1890, CRYSTALLINE MAGNETITE IN PORTHENRY, NEW YORK MINES: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND ENGINEERING TRANSACTION, VOL. 18, P. 750GRANBERRY, J.H.,1906, MAGNETITE DEPOSITS AND MINING AT MINEVILLE, N.Y.: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, VOL 81. PART II, P. 986, 988-989LUEDKE, 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 307KEMP, J.F., 1898, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MAGNETITES NEAR PORTHENRY, N.Y. AND ESPECIALLY THOSE OF MINEVILLE: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND ENGINEERING TRANSACTION, VOL. 27, P 172