Mine detail: Smiths Basin Quarries

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Location: Washington County, New York, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.48276, -73.3487
dep_id: 10081456
mrds_id: W033496
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Limestone, General
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Limestone
orebody_fm: BLANKET
Reporter: Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)
hrock_unit: Trenton And Black River Group
hrock_type: Limestone
Year first produced: 1882
yr_lst_prd: 1925
References:
  • Deposit:: NEWLAND, P.H., 1921, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 223, 224, P 260
  • Deposit:: RIES, HEINRICH, 1901, LIME AND CEMENT INDUSTRIES OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 44 V. 8, P. 826
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