| Deposit ID | 10067885 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000759 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lakehurstasarcodeposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.33291, 40.05001 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ocean(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lakehurst(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Trenton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mullica-Toms(hydrologic unit)
Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Ocean |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| (1) | -74.33291, 40.05001 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000759 |
1A. LYND, L.E., 1972, TITANIUM: MINING ENG., V.24, NO. 1, P. 56-57.
1B. MARKEWICZ, F.J., 1969, ILMENITE DEPOSITS OF THE NEW JERSEY COASTAL PLAIN, IN GEOLOGY OF SELECTED AREAS IN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA AND GUIDEBOOK OF EXCURSIONS "(GEOL. SOC. AMERICA ANN. MTG. 1969): NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., RUTGERS UNIV. PRESS, P. 363-382.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AMERICAN SMELTING AND REFINING CO. HAS CONTRACTED TO SUPPLY DUPONT WITH 1,830,000ST OF ILMENITE OVER A TEN-YEAR PERIOD STARTING IN 1973, FROM ITS LAKEHURST DEPOSIT, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE ABOUT 183,000ST ILMENITE ANNUALLY FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS AS A CONCENTRATE AVERAGING 62.5 PERCENT TIO2. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1972 | Cooper, Margaret | U.S. Geological Survey |
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