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Stony Brook Mines

Past Producer in Somerset county in New Jersey, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081863
MRDS ID W044253
Record type Site
Current site name Stony Brook Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.44347, 40.6325 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somerset(county)

New Jersey(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chatham(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Newark(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Raritan(hydrologic unit)

Lower Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Jersey Somerset

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name First Watchung
    Rock description First Watchung
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Brunswick
    Rock description Brunswick

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.44347, 40.6325
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1825
Year of first production 1866

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Green Valley Copper Co. (East Side Of Gorge)
  • Type Operator
    Owner New Jersey Copper Mining Co. (West Side)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 121.92M

Comments on development

  • TWO COMPANIES WORKING BOTH SIDES OF THE GORGE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WOODWARD, H.P., 1944, COPPER MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BULL. 57

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: EARLY 1800'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-85 Master, Julian A. (Bell, Christy A.) New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography

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