Ore Hill Limonite Mine
Millerton, New York
41.9567°N 73.4752°W
Mine Overview
The Ore Hill Limonite Mine is near Millerton, New York. Historically the site has been associated with the Connecticut Salisbury Iron Mining District which is now part of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. The Ore Hill Limonite Mine was closed at the time of data entry with no known plans to re-open. Past operations took place from 1807 to 1907. The ore mined is composed of limonite and schist. The mineralization at this location is from the Holocene epoch 11,784 years ago to present. The Taconic Section of the Appalachian Highlands characterize the geomorphology of the surrounding area.
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Ore Hill Limonite Mine Near Millerton, New York
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Commodities
Additional textual information about a site or mine.
- Commodity Type Importance
- Iron Metallic Primary
- Manganese Metallic Primary
Deposit
USGS TOPO, 1969, SHARON, 1:24, 000, SHOWS POND.; INFORMATION SOURCE: 1 PUB LIT.
Location Info
- Litchfield , Connecticut County / State
- Continent Country State County
- North America The United States Connecticut Litchfield
Mining Districts
Formal or informal mining district names.
Development
TOTAL$: US
Geology
MASSES OF WHITE SIDERITE ASSOCIATED WITH LIMONITE IN FAULT ZONE NEAR SCHIST CONTACT.
Rocks
Geological materials at the site.
- Class? 1st Order Name? 2nd Order Name? 3rd Order Name? 4th Order Name? Most Specific Name? Begin Time End Time Description?
- Host Rock Metamorphic Rock Schist - - Schist Lower Ordovician Lower Ordovician -
- Host Rock Sedimentary Rock Carbonate Dolomite - Dolomite - - -
- Mineralization - - - - - Holocene Holocene -
Physiography
Physiographic area where the resource is found.
- Division Province? Section
- Appalachian Highlands New England Province Taconic Section
Ore Control
Controls on emplacement of ore such as faults or other structural features.
- Text?
- Probably Mass Weathering Of Siderite Rich Limestone Beds
Reserve-resource
NO FIGURES GIVEN, PROBABLY SOME LOW GRADE ORE REMAINS.
Nearby Deposits
Other deposits in the same region.
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Brookpit Iron Mine
- Iron commodity Site type Mine status
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- Surface
- 0.21 miles
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Chatfield Limonite Mine
- Iron commodity Site type Mine status
- Litchfield, Connecticut
- Surface
- 0.59 miles
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Maltby Iron Mine
- Iron commodity Site type Mine status
- Dutchess, New York
- Residual
- 1.45 miles
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Maltby Limonite Mine
- Iron commodity Site type Mine status
- Dutchess, New York
- Residual
- 1.45 miles
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Maltby Iron Mine
- Iron commodity Site type Mine status
- Dutchess, New York
- Surface
- 1.48 miles
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Porter Limonite Mine
- Iron commodity Site type Mine status
- Litchfield, Connecticut
- Surface
- 1.85 miles
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Davis Limonite Mine
- Iron commodity Site type Mine status
- Litchfield, Connecticut
- Surface
- 2.25 miles
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Indian Limonite Mine
- Iron commodity Site type Mine status
- Litchfield, Connecticut
- Surface
- 2.60 miles
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Mount Riga Cheever Limonite Mine
- Iron commodity Site type Mine status
- Dutchess, New York
- 2.86 miles
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Riga Manganese Mine
- Iron commodity Site type Mine status
- Dutchess, New York
- Surface
- 2.87 miles
Nearby Places
- Millerton (1.64 miles away)
- Lakeville (1.70 miles away)
- Salisbury (3.18 miles away)
- Sharon (5.33 miles away)
- Falls Village (5.56 miles away)
- Amenia (8.46 miles away)
- Canaan (8.79 miles away)
- Pine Plains (9.22 miles away)
- Ancram (10.34 miles away)
- Cornwall (10.68 miles away)
- Copake (10.74 miles away)
- Sheffield (12.20 miles away)
- Copake Lake (13.65 miles away)
- Norfolk (14.08 miles away)
- Goshen (15.31 miles away)
- Hillsdale (15.51 miles away)
- Dover Plains (15.74 miles away)
- Kent (16.00 miles away)
- Warren (16.04 miles away)
- Milan (16.09 miles away)
- Millbrook (16.24 miles away)
- Taghkanic (16.34 miles away)
- New Marlborough (16.95 miles away)
- Great Barrington (17.47 miles away)
Nearby Mining Districts
- Connecticut Salisbury Iron Mining District (0 miles away)
- New York Salisbury Iron Mining District (1.09 miles away)
- Massachusetts Salisbury Iron Mining District (6.69 miles away)
Nearby Lands
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (3.39 miles away)
Footnotes
* Mine bounds on map indicate the general area that a mine occupies. For an detailed map, refer to the overseeing BLM field office.
** The mine central point is based on an average of the mine's bounding box(es) and does not necessarily fall on the claim itself.
1 World-class significance is determined by total endowment of the contained commodity. This includes all past production and remaining reserves. Each commodity is considered separately and commodities cannot be combined to arrive at a significant size. The tonnage thresholds are from the mine model grade-tonnage studies. As of June 2008, many entries were classified as significant under less strict rules.
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Notes
PIT NAMED BROOK PIT; PIT 1, 600 FEET LONG NE-SW, 1, 200 FEET WIDE EAST-WEST; ABOUT 80 FEET DEEP, LARGE POND IN CENTER NAMED ORE HILL POND ON TOPO SHEET; UNDERGROUND WORKINGS IN FAULTED BEDROCK OF GRAPHITIC SCHIST AND SIDERITE DOLOMITE.