| Deposit ID | 10021799 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01298 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Baker Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.56626, 40.90111 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 195 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hackensack-Passaic(hydrologic unit)
Lower Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Morris |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Amphibolite | ||||
| Rock description | Amphibolite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.56626, 40.90111 |
|---|
| Thickness | 7.01M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1866 |
| Year of last production | 1905 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mount Hope Development Assoc. (Mount Hope Mining Co.) |
| Home office | C/O A. Cali, 11 Commerce Drive Cranford, Nj. 07016 |
| First year | 1890 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 99.06M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01298 |
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910. IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST.
FIELD CHECKED 1981.
COOK, GEORGE H., 1868. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1868.
COOK, GEORGE H., 1879. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1879.
KUMMEL, H.B., 1905. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1905.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1987 | Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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