| Deposit ID | 10126557 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0340410040 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Washington Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Includes Harrison Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.9985, 40.7869 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 256 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Warren(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Washington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Delaware-Musconetcong(hydrologic unit)
Upper Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)
Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Warren |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -74.9985, 40.7869 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1854 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Allen Wood Steel Co. |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0340410040 |
USGS BULLETIN 920, 1941, P 70.
N.J.GEOL.SURVEY, FINAL REPORT, V.7, 1910, PP 243, 244.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REF.700 STATES THAT SHIPMENTS AVERAGED 12000 TONS MONTHLY FR 1923- OCTOBER 1923. REF.701 SAYS 30,172 TONS WERE PRODUCED I AND THAT IN 1910 PRODUCTION WAS ABOUT 100000 TONS PER YEAR. PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE ORE IS MAGNETITE, VERY SULPHUROUS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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