New York · St. Lawrence County
Past Producer

Benson Mines

St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
IronTitanium
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryTitanium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBiotite, Feldspar, Hornblende, Pyroxene, Quartz, Sillimanite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1887
Discovery year1810
Identification
Deposit ID10223868
MRDS IDW044798
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.17858, -75.00598
References
*BLOOMSTRAN, W. E. NOTES RELATING TO BENSON MINES STARLAKE, NEW YORK. BENSON MINES, INC. MARCH 29, 1979,4 PP. ILLUS.BUDDINGTON, A. F., AND B. F. LEONARD. REGIONAL GEOLOGY OFTHE ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY MAGNETITE DISTRICT NORTHWESTADIRONDACKS, NEW YORK. U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFES-SIONAL PAPER 376, 1962, 145 PP.CRUMP, R. M., AND E. L. BEUTNER. THE BENSON MINES IRONORE DEPOSITS, SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK. CH.IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, ED.BY JOHN D. RIDGE. AIME, NEW YORK, V. 1, 1ST ED.,1968, PP. 49-71.*JONES AND LAUGHLIN STEEL CORPORATION. BENSON MINES. NODATE, 13 PP.LEONARD, B. F., AND A. F. BUDDINGTON. ORE DEPOSITS OF THEST. LAWRENCE COUNTY MAGNETITE DISTRICT, NORTHWESTSIONAL PAPER 377, 1964, 159 PP.PALMER, D. F. GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR BENSON MINES,NEW YORK. ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 65, NO. 1, 1970, PP.31-39.THOMAS, R. EMPIRE VERGES ON FOURTH EXPANSION SUCCESS.ENG. AND MIN. J., V. 180, NO. 9, SEPTEMBER 1979,PP. 128-133.THORNBURY, W. D. REGIONAL GEOMORPHOLOGY OF THE UNITEDSTATES. JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., NEW YORK. 1965,PP. 178-184.WEINMAN, P. L. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INVERTEBRATEFOSSILS OF NEW YORK, EDUCATIONAL LEAFLET NO. 9. THEUNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE STATE MUSEUMAND SCIENCE SERVICE, ALBANY, NEW YORK. 1966, 18 PP.*CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ORIGINATING ORGANIZATION.