Mine detail: Plattsburg

Previously called 'Plattsburgh'

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Location

Lat / long:

44.69469, -73.4473

Resource(M)

Primary:	Chromium
Tertiary:	Platinum, Iridium, Rhodium, Palladium, Copper, Osmium
Ore:	Chromite
Orebody form:	NUGGET
Discovery year:	1880

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Glacial Sediment
Tectonic:	North American Paleozoic Platform

References

MRDS	M045421
DEP	10038135
Reference	KEMP, J.F., 1902, THE GEOLOGIC RELATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLATINUM AND ASSOCIATED METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 193, P. 57-59
Reporter	Blair, Will N., Peterson, Jocelyn A.