Mine detail: Sanford Hill Southern Extension

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Location: Essex County, New York, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.05081, -74.05511
dep_id: 10082226
mrds_id: W044915
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron, Titanium, Metal
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Magnetite
gangue: Barite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Prehnite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR
Reporter: Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)
hrock_type: Anorthosite
Structure: Fault Strikes N 44 E And Dips 54 Nw
Year first produced: 1961
yr_lst_prd: 1982
References:
  • Deposit:: GROSS, S.O., 1968, TITANIFEROUS ORE OF THE SANFORD LAKE DISTRICT, NEW YORK IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S. 1933-1967 (GRATON-SALES VOLUME) VOL 1: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGY AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, NEW YORK, P
  • Deposit:: HEYBURN, M.M, GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE SANFORD HILL ORE BODY EXTENSION, TAHAWUS, NEW YORK: MASTE*, 1960, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
  • Deposit:: KELLY, W.M., CHEMISTRY AND GENESIS OF TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE AND RELATED FERRO MAGNESIAN SILLICATES, SANFORD LAKE DEPOSIT, TAHAWUS, NEW YORK: DOCTORAL, 1979, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
  • 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 407
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