Mine detail: Hammondville Mines

Previously called 'Crown Point Mines'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.91525, -73.60953

Resource(B)

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Quartz
Ore: Iron, Quartz
Orebody form: TABULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1824
Last production ended: 1893

Geology

Host type:Gneiss
Structure:Fault

References

MRDSW033548
DEP10081494
Reference{Deposit:: NEWLAND, D.H., 1908, GEOLOGY OF ADIRONDACK MAGNETIC IRON ORES: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 119, P. 50-54}{Deposit:: NEWLAND, D.H., 1921, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 223, 224, P. 107, 108}{Deposit:: SMOCK, J.C., 1889, IRON MINES AND IRON ORE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 7, P 25. MAP}{Deposit:: LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURANCCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P. 404, 407}{Deposit:: SHAUB,B.M.,MAGNETIC ANOMALIES OF PARADOX LAKE QUADRANGLE,13PP.,2TABS,1FIG.,1PL.,1954}
ReporterNyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)