Mine detail: Monkton Ore Bed

Previously called 'Monkton Iron Co. MineBoston Iron Co. Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.1808, -73.12371

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Secondary: Manganese
Ore: Pyrolusite, Hematite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Weathering Residual
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1785
Last production ended: 1835

Geology

Host rock:Dunham Dolomite;Cheshire Quartzite
Host type:Quartzite,Dolomite

References

MRDSW033636
DEP10081558
Reference{Deposit:: HITCHCOCK, E., 1861, GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, PART II. (CLAREMONT MFG. CO.; CLAREMONT, NH.) P. 826.}{Deposit:: MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES. (DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MUSEUM: HANOVER, NH) P. 29.}{Deposit:: ROLANDO, V.R., 1984, 200 YEARS OF SOOT AND SWEAT, A HISTORY AND FIELD GUIDE TO VERMONT IRON AND CHARCOAL INDUSTRIES. UNPUBLISHED.}{Deposit:: ADAMS, C.B., 1845, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. (CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, BURLINGTON, VT) P.22.}{Deposit:: Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).Rolando, V. 1984. 200 Years Of Soot And Sweat: A History And Field Guide To Vermont Iron And Charcoal Industries: (Unpublished).}{Deposit:: Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.Hitchcock, E. (With Sons And Albert Hager), 1861, Report On The Geology Of Vermont; 2 Volumes: Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, New Hampshire, 988 P.}{Deposit:: Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.}{Deposit:: Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.Adams, C.B., 1845, First Annual Report On The Geology Of The State Of Vermont: Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Vermont.}
ReporterMcBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.), L. G. Woodruff