CANADIAN AND WORLD MINERAL DEPOSIT DATABASES
Geological Survey of Canada


Deposit number Country Location Names Commodities
649 United States (New York) 44.11.20 N -- 075.00.10 W Benson mines Fe
 
Database name: World Fe-oxide+/-Cu-Au-U (IOCG) deposits
Compilers: Sunil S. Gandhi
Release date: 2015-03-04
   
Deposit name(s): Benson mines
Political location(s): United States; Province or state: New York; Subprovince or locality: St. Lawrence County; Nearest community: Newton Falls (2.75 mi 190)
Deposit clan (type): Kiruna-type
Deposit status: past producer; Size category: 25 Mt; Status comments: Total long tons of Fe oxide concentrates shipped, including 18.6 Mt of magnetic concentrate and 5.7 Mt of non-magnetic concentrate, during the period 1895 and 1965 (Crump and Beutner, 1968).
Geologic province: Grenville Province
Geologic subprovince: Adirondack Mountains
Deposit object located: mine site
Commodities: Fe
References:
Buddington, A. F., 1966
The Precambrian Magnetite Deposits of New York and New Jersey
Economic Geology, Volume 61, p. 484 - 511

Crump, R. M.; Beutner, E. L., 1968
The Benson Mines Iron Ore Deposit, Saint Lawrence County, New York
Volume 1, Section Northeastern States, in Ore Deposits of the United States, 1933-1967, Graton-Sales Volume, Edited by Ridge, J. D., 2 Volumes, American Institute of Mining and Petroleum Engineers (AIME), 1880 p, p. 49 - 71

Hagni, R. D.; Masiello, R. A.; Tumialan, P. H., 1969
Metamorphic Aspects of the Magnetite-Hematite Deposits at Benson Mines, New York
Economic Geology, Volume 64, p. 183 - 190

Leonard, B. F.; Buddington, A. F., 1964
Ore Deposits of the St. Lawrence County Magnetite District, Northwest Adirondacks, New York
Professional Papers, United States Geological Survey, Publication code 377, 259 p., 27 maps.

McLelland, J.; Foose, M. P.; Morrison, J., 2001
Kiruna-type Low-Ti, Fe Oxide ores and Related Rocks, Adirondack Mountains, New York: High Temperature Hydrothermal Processes
in Proterozoic iron and zinc deposits of the Adirondack Mountains of New York and New Jersey Highlands (Part 1; Guide Book 35), Edited by Slack, J. F., Guide Book Series, Society of Economic Geologists, Society of Economic Geology, Inc., v. 35/pt.1, 110 p, p. 7 - 17

Newland, D. H., 1908
Geology of the Adirondack Magnetic Iron Ores, with a Report on the Mineville-Port Henry Mine Group by J. F. Kemp
New York State Museum Bulletin, p. 1 - 182

Palmer, D. F., 1970
Geology and Ore Deposits near Benson Mines, New York
Economic Geology, Volume 65, p. 31 - 39


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