| Deposit ID | 10082395 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055134 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Evers Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.60653, 40.86778 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 274 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mendham(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Morris |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | 1880 ANALYSIS YIELDED 47.86% FE, 0.086% P AND TIO2 PRESENT |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Quartz Plagioclase Gneiss |
| Rock description | Quartz Plagioclase Gneiss |
| (1) | -74.60653, 40.86778 |
|---|
| Width | 0.46M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1868 |
| Year of last production | 1883 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Savcon Iron Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Philco, Inc. 25 Glen Rd., Mine Hill, Dover, Nj 07801 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 70.1M |
| Overall length | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055134 |
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910. IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST;
FIELD CHECKED 1986
STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, 1977. ABANDONED IRON MINES OF MINE HILL TOWNSHIP, MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
COOK, GEORGE H., 1880. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1880
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SMALL VEIN, BUT VERY RICH |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1986 | Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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