Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlSeemingly Controlled By Vertical Fault In Limestone Near Horizontal Thrust Fault Zone Between Limestone And Schist.
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite
Other materialsGoethite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1883
Identification
Deposit ID10110425
MRDS IDW006814
Alternate namesPomeroy Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates42.33054, -73.40648
References
CHUTE, N.E. 1945, "THE BROWN IRON ORE DISTRICT OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MASS.", MASS DEPT. PUBLIC WORKS - USGS COOP. GEOL. PROJ. OPEN FILE REPORT, MAPS, SKETCH OF MINE AREA, PLATE NO. 6 TEXT PGS. 52,531893 RICHMOND IRON COMPAN