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Loomis 1 Mine

Occurrence in St. Lawrence county in New York, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10082215
MRDS ID W044893
Record type Site
Current site name Loomis 1 Mine
Alternate or previous names Woodcock Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.39765, 44.2597 (WGS84)
Elevation 204
Relative position .14 MILES S 48 W OF BM 674 NORTH OF BALMAT NEW YORK
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York St. Lawrence

Comments on the location information

  • IT IS LOCATED ABOUT 1,500 YARDS NORTH OF BALMAT CORNERS AND 1 3/4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE VILLAGE OF FOWLER, ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, N.Y.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.39765, 44.2597
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Ore body information

  • General form STRATAFORM
    Strike NORTHEASTERLY
    Dip MODERATELY NORTHWEST
    Thickness 68.58M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place
Year of first production 1883

Mining district

District name Gouverneur

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Governeur Talc Co., Subsidary Of R. T. Vanderbilt Co. Inc
    First year 1985

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS W044893

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENGEL, A.E.J., 1962, THE PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND TALC DEPOSITS OF THE BALMAT-EDWARD DISTRICT: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT.

  • Deposit

    GILLULY, JAMES, 1945, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GOUVERNEUR TALC DISTRICT, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES OPEN FILE REPORT

  • 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 441

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1985 Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) New York State Geological Survey