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

MRDSM045421
DEP10038135
ReferenceKEMP, J.F., 1902, THE GEOLOGIC RELATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLATINUM AND ASSOCIATED METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 193, P. 57-59
ReporterBlair, Will N., Peterson, Jocelyn A.