| Deposit ID | 10082464 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055209 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kean Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.67737, 40.8 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chester(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 | Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.67737, 40.8 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1883 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr. Evans |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lane, R., Sherman, Joseph And Rubin |
| Home office | 6 Elm St., Oakland, Nj 07436 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Overall width | 10.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055209 |
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., 1883. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1883
SMOCK, JOHN C., 1891. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1890
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OXIDIZED AT THE SURFACE & SULFUR-FREE; THE REDUCED ORE AT DEPTH CONTAINED SOME PYRITE. SIX OFFSETS IN A DISTANCE OF 54 FEET. ORE IS LIKE THAT OF THE COOPER MINE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1986 | Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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