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Tilly Foster Iron Mine (United States)


Large iron ore (magnetite) deposit discovered in 1810. The mine was 600 feet deep in 1879. Mining ceased in 1897, after 13 miners were killed in a rockslide.[url]http://www.nysam.org/foster/[/url]

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Last updated November 6th 2009 by carnkie
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Last updated November 6th 2009 by carnkie

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Latitude: 41.4164
Longitude: -73.6497

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