Mine detail: Clifton Mine

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Location:	St. Lawrence County, New York, United States, North America
Lat / long:	44.31054, -75.03208
dep_id:	10082198
mrds_id:	W044864
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Iron
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Large ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
orebody_fm:	TABULAR
work_type:	Surface/Underground
ore_ctrl:	Stark Anticline
Reporter:	Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)
hrock_type:	Gneiss
arock_type:	Pegmatite
Structure:	Fault Trend N 46 W And Dip 32 Sw, Foliation Strike Ne
Year first produced:	1942
yr_lst_prd:	1952
disc_yr:	1845
References:	Deposit:: DRESSNER, E.F., 1950, GENESIS OF THE CLIFTON MINE MAGNETITE DEPOSIT. DEGRASSE, ST LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK: CORNELL UNIVERSITY, M.S. THESIS (UNPUBLISHED) Deposit:: HUNNER, G.B., 1943, DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF CLIFTON MINES, HANNA ORE CO.: MINING AND METALLURGY, V. 24, P 517-519 Deposit:: LEONARD, B.F., AND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. 106-122 Deposit:: LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED WITH REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P 411 Deposit:: SILLIMAN, BENJAMIN, JR., 1873, REMARKS ON THE MAGNETITES OF CLIFTON N ST LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METURGICAL ENGINEERS TRANSACTION, V. 1, P 366-371 Deposit:: WALKER, A.E., 1943, GEOLOGY OF THE PARISH CLIFTON AND PARISH ORE DEPOSITS: MINING AND METALLURGY, V. 24, P519-520