| Deposit ID | 10082403 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055142 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Combs Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.61209, 40.815 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 256 |
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 SHOWED 37.15% FE, 0.036% P, TRACE TIO2 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Mixed Gneiss |
| Rock description | Mixed Gneiss |
| (1) | -74.61209, 40.815 |
|---|
| Strike | N 45 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 40-45 SE |
| Width | 3.66M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1828 |
| Year of last production | 1881 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. Canfield |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Buss, William And Patricia |
| Home office | 96 South Road, Rd #2 Mendham, Nj 07945 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Overall length | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055142 |
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 RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP, MORRIS COUNTY NEW JERSEY
COOK, GEORGE H., 1868. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1868
COOK, GEORGE H., 1880. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1880
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE RICHEST NEAR HANGING WALL. ORE HARD AND SILICEOUS |
| 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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