| Deposit ID | 10082281 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044995 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shoemaker Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.07293, 40.79778 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 110 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Warren(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Belvidere(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Allentown(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 | Warren |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Ore |
| Result | 1899: FE 51.420% |
|---|---|
| Result | P 1.048% |
| Result | AL2O3 3.86% |
| Result | CAO 1.68% |
| Result | MGO 0.18% |
| Result | SIO2 8.85 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Kittatinny Supergroup |
| Rock description | Kittatinny Supergroup |
| (1) | -75.07293, 40.79778 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1888 |
| Year of first production | 1889 |
| Year of last production | 1911 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Van Buren Assoc. |
| Home office | 900 Rt 9 Woodbridge, Nj |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044995 |
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910, MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST; PP 54-57
JOHNSON, M.E., 1941, OCHRE FILE, ON FILE AT NJGS, TRENTON
FIELD CHECKED 1985
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE ZONE 2-40 FEET THICK AND INCREASES WITH DEPTH. ABOUT 46% ORE UNDERALIN BY HIGHLY ALTERED KITTATING LIMESTONE AND OVERLAIN BY WHITE CLAY, THEN GNEISS |
| Deposit | IN 1941 THOUGHT WAS GIVEN TO REOPEN MINE FOR OCHRE. ALTHOUGH IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT A CONCIDERABLE AMOUNT OF ORE REMAINED IT WOULD BE TOO COSTLY TO REOPEN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV; 5 PERS COMM |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1986 | Simonds, Raymond E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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