Kent Limonite Mine
Kent, Connecticut
41.6874°N 73.4476°W
Mine Overview
The Kent Limonite Mine is near Kent, Connecticut. Historically the site has been associated with the Kent Area which is now part of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. The Kent Limonite Mine was closed at the time of data entry with no known plans to re-open. The ore mined is composed of limonite, siderite and sphalerite with waste material consisting primarily of graphite, staurolite and tourmaline. The New England Upland Section of the Appalachian Highlands characterize the geomorphology of the surrounding area.
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Commodities
Additional textual information about a site or mine.
- Commodity Type Importance
- Iron Metallic Primary
- Manganese Metallic Primary
- Titanium Metal Metallic Tertiary
- Zinc Metallic Tertiary
Deposit
USGS TOPO, 1955, KENT, 1:24, 000, MAP DOES SHOW MINE PITS AS EXCAVATIONS. MINE LOCATION NOT SHOWN ON HOBBS MAP; FAULTS NOT SHOWN ON N. Y. S. GEOLOGIC MAP.; INFORMATION SOURCE: 1 PUB LIT.
Location Info
- Litchfield , Connecticut County / State
- Continent Country State County
- North America The United States Connecticut Litchfield
Development
TOTAL$: US
Geology
MINE IN MINERALIZED FAULT ZONE OF POUGHQUAG ORTHOQUARTZITE AND OLDER PRECAMBRIAN INTERLAYERED GRANITIC GNEISS AND META SEDIMENTARY ROCK.
Orebody
Characteristics of the ore body.
- Strike: n. 10 deg. e.
- Dip: 60 deg. e.
Physiography
Physiographic area where the resource is found.
- Division Province? Section
- Appalachian Highlands New England Province New England Upland Section
Ore Control
Controls on emplacement of ore such as faults or other structural features.
- Text?
- Probably Mass Weathering Of Mineralized Fault Zone Breccia
Reserve-resource
NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE; PROBABLY SOME LOW GRADE IRON ORE STILL PRESENT IN FAULT ZONE. STUDY NEEDED.
Nearby Deposits
Other deposits in the same region.
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Kent Iron Mine
- Iron commodity Site type Mine status
- Litchfield, Connecticut
- Surface
- 0.45 miles
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Roebling Mica-Feldspar-Beryl Mine
- Beryllium commodity Site type Mine status
- Litchfield, Connecticut
- Surface And Underground
- 2.47 miles
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Magnetite Iron Mine
- Iron commodity Site type Mine status
- Litchfield, Connecticut
- Surface
- 4.43 miles
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Unnamed Magnetite Occurrence
- Iron commodity Site type Occurrence status
- Litchfield, Connecticut
- 4.46 miles
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Unnamed Silver Mine
- Silver commodity Site type Mine status
- Litchfield, Connecticut
- Surface
- 4.58 miles
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Deuel Hollow Limonite Mine
- Iron commodity Site type Mine status
- Dutchess, New York
- 5.66 miles
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Deuel Hollow Mine
- Iron commodity Site type Mine status
- Dutchess, New York
- Residual
- 5.66 miles
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Sulfur-Pyrite Occurrence
- Sulfur-Pyrite commodity Site type Occurrence status
- Litchfield, Connecticut
- 7.28 miles
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Dover Limonite Mine
- Iron commodity Site type Mine status
- Dutchess, New York
- 7.51 miles
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Foss Ore Bed Iron Mine
- Iron commodity Site type Mine status
- Dutchess, New York
- Residual
- 7.51 miles
Nearby Places
- Kent (2.99 miles away)
- New Preston (5.01 miles away)
- Warren (6.37 miles away)
- Dover Plains (7.61 miles away)
- Sherman (7.87 miles away)
- New Milford (7.89 miles away)
- Washington (8.05 miles away)
- Bantam (11.19 miles away)
- Bridgewater (11.33 miles away)
- Roxbury (11.54 miles away)
- Pawling (11.80 miles away)
- Cornwall (12.39 miles away)
- Amenia (12.51 miles away)
- Bethlehem (12.77 miles away)
- Morris (12.97 miles away)
- Sharon (13.33 miles away)
- Litchfield (13.97 miles away)
- Brookfield (14.29 miles away)
- Millbrook (14.38 miles away)
- Patterson (14.53 miles away)
- Beekman (14.68 miles away)
- Goshen (15.19 miles away)
- New Fairfield (15.39 miles away)
- Woodbury (15.79 miles away)
Nearby Mining Districts
- Kent Area (0 miles away)
- Dover Mining District (4.16 miles away)
- Mount Prospect Mining District (5.80 miles away)
Nearby Lands
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (2.92 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
ON TOPO MAP DEPRESSION ON WEST SIDE OF ORE HILL 600 FEET LONG NORTH-SOUTH, 300 FEET WIDE EAST-WEST; ABOUT 110 FEET DEEP, 1000 FEET NORTH, SMALL PIT 200 FEET LONG NORTH-SOUTH, 100 FEET WIDE EAST-WEST; ABOUT 30 FEET DEEP, SHAFT REPORTED 100 FEET DEEP AT MAIN PIT; FLAGGY QUARTZITE EAST SIDE OF PIT STRIKES N 10 DEG. E, DIP 60 DEG. E. DEPOSIT DIFFERENT FROM LIMONITE DEPOSITS FURTHER WEST DEFINITELY ASSOCIATED WITH LIMESTONE.