Mine detail: Miller Pit

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Location: Essex County, New York, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.09053, -73.52703
dep_id: 10082233
mrds_id: W044930
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR
Reporter: Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)
hrock_type: Gneiss
References:
  • Deposit:: GRANBERRY, J.H., 1906, THE MAGNETITE DEPOSITS AND MINING AT MINEVILLE, N.Y.: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, VOL 81., PART II, P. 986
  • 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
  • Deposit:: NEWLAND, D.H., 1908, GEOLOGY OF THE ADIRONDACK MAGNETIC IRON ORES; WITH A REPORT ON THE MINEVILLE PORTHENRY MINE GROUP, BY J.F. KEMP: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 119, P 74, 80
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