Description
Indians With Prospectors
Commodities
PrimaryIron, Titanium
SecondaryVanadium
Deposit
Deposit typeLENSES IN ANORTHOSITE, BANDS IN GABBRO
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlFAULTS IN ADIRONDACK MASSIF FORMING HANGING-AND FOOT-WALL ORE BODIES
Geology
StructureFAULTS ASSOCIATED WITH GABBRO MASSES, HELPED DEVELOP HANGING-AND FOOT-WALL ORE BODIES, ADIRONDACK ANORTHOSITE MASSIF WITH MANY FAULTS ; REG.TRENDS: FOLIATION, LINEAR FLOW STRUCTURES, FAULTING
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1834
Last production1983
Discovery year1826
Identification
Deposit ID60001558
MRDS IDW000748
Alternate namesTahawus, Macintyre, Sanford Hill South Extension, Cheney Pond, Mt Adams, Calamity Mill P.
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.04998, -74.04955
References
GROSS, S.O., 1968, TITANIFEROUS ORES OF THE SANFORD LAKE DISTRICT, NEW YORK, IN RIDGE, J.D., ED., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES 1933-1967, V. 1: NEWYORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGY, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 140-153.BALSLEY,J.R., JR., 1943, VANADIUM-BEARING MAGNETITE-ILMENITE DEPOSITS NEAR LAKE SANFORD, ESSEX COUNTY, NEW YORK; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL.940-D,P.99-123.NATIONAL LEAD CO., TITANIUM DIV., 1964, MACINTYRE DEVELOPMENT, TAHAWUS, NEW YORK--HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT, 8 P., ILLUS.FORCE, E.R. AND LYND, L.E., 1984, 11 PAGES, TITANIUM MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES - DEFINITIONS AND DOCUMNETATION, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GEOLOGY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1558-B.FANTEL, R.J., ET AL, 1986, TITANIUM MINERALS AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, US BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9061, 48 P.