| Deposit ID | 10021801 |
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| MRDS ID | DE01300 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hurd Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hurdtown, Nj Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.58431, 40.96722 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 299 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
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)
Middle Delaware-Musconetcong(hydrologic unit)
Upper Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)
Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Morris |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | 1885 ANALYSIS YIELDED 85.88% FE3O4, 7.905 SIO2, 2.14% AL2O3, 0.21% MN2O3, 0.36% MGO, 2.95% CACO3, S AND 0.48% P2O |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Gneiss | ||||||
| Rock description | Gneiss | ||||||
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| (1) | -74.58431, 40.96722 |
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| Width | 2.74M |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1855 |
| Year of last production | 1903 |
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Jersey Iron Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Scott Griffith And Crane And Co. |
| Home office | 24 White Deer Plaza Sparta, NJ 07871 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01300 |
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., 1879. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1879.
COOK, GEORGE H. 1897. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1897.
SMOCK, JOHN C., 1900. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1900.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-87 | Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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