New York · Clinton County
Past Producer

Clayburg Mine

Clinton County, New York, United States
Iron
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Description

Mr. Royal Cushman

Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSE
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockPegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1841
Last production1880
Discovery year1840
Identification
Deposit ID10106331
MRDS IDW044691
Alternate namesCaldwell Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.5908, -73.83815
References
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.405POSTEL, A.W., 1952, GEOLOGY OF CLINTON COUNTY MAGNETITE DISTRICT, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 237, P. 77, PLATE 1