| Deposit ID | 10082412 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055151 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | King Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.6107, 40.86444 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 283 |
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 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Mixed Gneiss |
| Rock description | Mixed Gneiss |
| (1) | -74.6107, 40.86444 |
|---|
| Dip | 54 SE |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 50 |
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1853 |
| Year of last production | 1880 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dickerson And Succasunny Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Canfield Industrial Park |
| Home office | P. O. Box 191, Hasbrouck Heights, Nj 07604 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Overall length | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055151 |
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
COOK, GEORGE H., 1879. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1879
COOK, GEORGE H., 1880. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1879
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOWEST OF 3 LAYERS OF ORE WAS A LEAN MAGNETITIC PEGMATITE; UPPER TWO LAYERS CONTAINED SOME PEGMATITE. ROCK BETWEEN ORE LAYERS WAS MICACEOUS |
| 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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