Mine detail: Jayville Mines

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Location: St. Lawrence County, New York, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.1597, -75.18931
dep_id: 10082148
mrds_id: W044797
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Magnetite
gangue: Chlorite
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR SHOOTS
Reporter: Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)
disc_yr: 1854
discr: Z.H. Benton
References:
  • Deposit:: LEONARD, B.F., AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1964, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ST LAWRENCE COUNTY MAGNETITE DISTRICT, NORTHWEST ADIRONDACKS, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 377, P.
  • 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. 411
  • Deposit:: NEWLAND, D.H., 1708, GEOLOGY OF THE ADIRONDACK MAGNETIC IRON ORES; WITH A REPORT ON THE MINEVILLE-PORT HENRY MINE GROUP; BY J.F.KEMP: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 119, P 137-138
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