Mine detail: Buck Mountain Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 43.9008, -73.46842

Resource(N)

Primary: Graphite
Ore: Graphite
Orebody form: LINEAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Contact Metasomatic
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1903
Last production ended: 1907

Geology

Host type:Gneiss
Structure:Fault Trending N

References

MRDSW033559
DEP10081502
Reference{Deposit:: ALLING, H.L., 1918, THE ADIRONDACKS GRAPHITE DEPOSIT: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 199, P 14-17}{Deposit:: LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P 400, 401}
ReporterNyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)