| Deposit ID | 10121809 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0240250002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ayres Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.41525, 39.62172 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 140 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Harford(county)
Maryland(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jarrettsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
York(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic unit)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)
Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maryland | Harford |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.41525, 39.62172 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Jaretsvil-Dubln |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0240250002 |
PEARRE N HEYL A JR USGS BULL 1082K PG 765 1960
PEARRE, N. PA GEOL. SURV. IC 14, 1959, P. 12.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A WATER FILLED OPENING ABOUT 50 FT LONG AND 8 TO 12 FT WIDE N 45 DEG E AND IS SURROUNDED BY DUMP MATERIAL NEARBY ARE SEV SMALL PROSPECT PITS THE MINE WORKED ABOUT 1870 IS REPORTED TO BE 75 FT DEEP SMALL PIECES OF MASSIVE AND DISSEMINATED CHROMITE FOUND IN D A DUMP SAMPLE OF MASSIVE ORE REPORTEDLY ASSAYED 49 PCT CR2O3 19 PCT FEO MAKING THE CR FE RATIO ABOUT 2.3:1.0 NO SILICA CO IS GIVEN COMES CLOSEST TO CHEMICAL GRADE ORE. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Harrison | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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