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Clove Spring Limonite Mine

Beekman, New York

41.6755°N 73.6834°W

Mine Overview

The Clove Spring Limonite Mine is near Beekman, New York. Historically the site has been associated with the Fishkill Belt Mining District which is now part of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. The site was first discovered in 1850. The Clove Spring Limonite Mine was closed at the time of data entry with no known plans to re-open. Mine operations consist of surface workings extending 1.58 hectares (3.90 acres). There is one known shaft. The ore mined is composed of limonite. The ore body takes a sheet-like form 274 meters (900 feet) long, 60 meters (200 feet) wide, and 39 meters (129 feet) thick. The New England Upland Section of the Appalachian Highlands characterize the geomorphology of the surrounding area.

Site identification and general characteristics. Learn about USGS mines.

  • Iron Primary Commodity
  • Site Record Type?
  • Mine Development Status?
  • 1850 Year Discovered?
  • Ore Mineral In Place Discovery Method?
  • 1871 First Year Of Production?
  • Metallic Site Commodity Type?

Mine Names

  1. Name? Status?
  2. Clove Spring Limonite Mine Current

Owner Name and Address

Frederick Mile

Salisbury, Connecticut
Type
Owner-Operator

Commodities

Additional textual information about a site or mine.

  1. Commodity Type Importance
  2. Iron Metallic Primary

Notes

TOPO SHOWS POND 900 FEET LONG NE-SW, 200 FEET WIDE EAST-WEST, AND REPORTED 130 FEET DEEP; MINE PIT 500 FEET NORTH OF CLOVE MINE PIT. ORE COMPACT, MUST BE BLASTED; OVERLAIN BY GLACIAL MATERIAL; LIMESTONE BEDROCK PRESENT. MANGANESE AND ZINC ARE PROBABLY PRESENT BUT NOT TESTED FOR.

Deposit

DISCOVERY YEAR: 1800'S

DEPOSIT OCCURS IN OVERTHRUST FAULT ZONE.

USGS TOPO, 1960, VERBANK, 1:24, 000, SHOWS MINE PIT AS POND; INFORMATION SOURCE: 1 PUB LIT.

Location Info

  1. Continent Country State County
  2. North America The United States New York Dutchess

Mining Districts

Formal or informal mining district names.

  1. District
  2. Fishkill Belt Mining District

Development

EARLY IRON MANUFACTURING AND MINING AREA, 1734-1900; IRON ORE USED LOCALLY.

Workings

Workings at the site.

Surface Workings #1

  • Type: Surface
  • Surface Area: 1.577 Hectares
  • Surface Length: 274.32 Meters
  • Surface Width: 60.96 Meters

Workings

ORE MIXED WITH GLACIAL MATERIAL AND MASSES OF FRESH CARBONATE BEDROCK.

Concentration Process

Processes that concentrated or enriched the mineralization of the mine.

  1. Concentration Process
  2. Mass Weathering Of Iron Rich Beds

Geology

SIDERITE AND PYRITE BEDS NOT REPORTED; CARBONATE BED; NEAR CONTACT WITH OVERTHRUST FAULT OF MID ORDOVICIAN BERKSHIRE PHYLLITE AND SCHIST FORMATION; GREY LIMESTONE BEDS CUT BY PIT WALLS.; MINE PIT WALLS LIMESTONE; ON GEOLOGIC MAP PIT IN FAULT ZONE NEAR BERKSHIRE SCHISTS.

Materials

Minerals or other materials present in the mine.

  1. Role? Material?
  2. Ore Limonite

Orebody

Characteristics of the ore body.

  • Length:
  • Width: 60.96 meters (200.00 feet)
  • Bottom Depth: 39.62 meters (129.99 feet)
  • Thickness: 39.62 meters (129.99 feet)
  • Strike: north 45 degrees west
  • Dip: vertical

Structure

Geologic structural features affecting or characterizing the site or mine.

  1. Scale Description
  2. Local Overthrust Fault
  3. Regional Overthrust Blocks; Reg- Trends: North Northeast

Tectonic

Tectonic setting in which the site or deposit is situated.

  1. Setting?
  2. Thrusting

Physiography

Physiographic area where the resource is found.

  1. Division Province? Section
  2. Appalachian Highlands New England Province New England Upland Section

Alteration

Mineralogical and chemical alteration at or near the site, which may help to indicate the geographic extent of the geological processes producing the mine.

  1. Type? Alterations
  2. Local Mass Weathering

Ore Control

Controls on emplacement of ore such as faults or other structural features.

  1. Text?
  2. Probably Mass Weathering Of Iron Rich Carbonate Beds In Fault Zone

Reserve-resource

NO FIGURES AVAILABLE BUT PROBABLY LARGE AMOUNT OF LOW GRADE ORE IS PRESENT.

NO FIGURES AVAILABLE, BUT LOW GRADE IRON ORE PROBABLY AVAILABLE IN LARGE QUANTITIES ALONG FAULT ZONE CONTINUATIONS.

NO FIGURES AVAILABLE, ESTIMATED LARGE AMOUNTS OF LOW GRADE IRON ORE PRESENT.

Nearby Deposits

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  1. Clove Spring Limonite Mine

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** 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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