New York · Essex County
Past Producer

Keene Mine

Essex County, New York, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlDike Cuts West Wall Of The Hale Mine
Materials
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1872
Last production1880
Identification
Deposit ID10090036
MRDS IDW044947
Alternate namesHale Mine, Weston Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.24108, -73.81093
References
KEMP, J.C., 1921, GEOLOGY OF THE MOUNT MARCY QUADRANGLE, ESSEX COUNTY, NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 229, 230, P. 60LUEDKE, 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 407SMOCK, J.C., 1889, IRON MINES AND IRON ORE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 7, P. 35