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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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C.M.Russell Well (Past Producer)Transelco/ Penn Yan, N.Y. (Plant)J.T.Andrews No.1 Well (Past Producer)J.Sanderson No.1 Well (Past Producer)Transelco/ Dresden, N.Y. (Plant)Seneca Lake Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
6 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

5
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

2
Plant

A processing plant site.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

Halite 1

Commodities

Salt 4Halite 1REE 1Zirconium 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Seneca Lake MineHaliteHalitePast Producer42.583, -76.949
J.T.Andrews No.1 WellSalt—Past Producer42.660, -77.031
Transelco/ Penn Yan, N.Y.REE—Plant42.661, -77.054
C.M.Russell WellSalt—Past Producer42.587, -77.163
Transelco/ Dresden, N.Y.Zirconium—Plant42.687, -76.956
Seneca Lake MineSalt—Past Producer42.583, -76.949
J.Sanderson No.1 WellSalt—Past Producer42.649, -77.034

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 12 fossil collection records in Yates County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Seneca County · Schuyler County · Steuben County · Ontario County · Tompkins County

New York mineral guides

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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