Adirondack Mining: Past and Present [F-11-2]
| Presenter: | James (Jim) Carl |
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| Location: | SUNY: Timerman 121 |
| Classes: | 3 Sessions 1.5 hours |
| Dates: | Wed 10:00 AM 11/02, 11/09, 11/16 |
| Status: | CANCELLED |
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Learn about the large mines and ore processing plants (most of which are extinct today) that operated for decades throughout the Adirondacks. They include the Benson iron mines at Star Lake, Tahawus iron and titanium mines near Newcomb, along with zinc mining near Balmat and the Gore Mountain garnet quarries. Photographs will show the mines in operation and some of the environmental problems which followed their closing.
Jim Carl taught mineralogy and geochemistry for 33 years in the geology department at SUNY Potsdam. Over the years, he took many of his students on field trips to various Adirondack mines. Jim’s research interests and publications chiefly focused on the age of and origins of rocks in the NW section of the Adirondack Lowlands. His articles on the history of mining have appeared in recent issues of the Quarterly, the publication of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association.
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