| Deposit ID | 10128222 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420270016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buffalo Run Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Ambourn Bank, Gray Bank, Tar, Hunters Mine, Crust Bank, Pond, Bank, Markle Bank, Newell Bank, L, Hollow Bank, Desert Bank, Hard Ba, Nk, Love Bank Dunkirk Mining Co |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.9425, 40.82311 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 354 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Centre(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Julian(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
State College(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Harrisburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Bald Eagle(hydrologic unit)
West Branch Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)
Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Centre |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | Lower members of Gatesburg Formation, undivided |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Milesburg Iron Works (Formerly) |
| Home office | Pennsylvania |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Celtic Iron Co. |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Curtin Brothers |
| Home office | Pennsylvania |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420270016 |
SECOND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF PA., REPORT T4, 1884, PP 187-205
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE LOCATION ON RECORD 030 IS FOR LAMBOURN BANK, WHICH IS CE LOCATED IN THE BUFFALO RUN GROUP. THE REST OF THE MINES ARE TO THE SOUTHWEST AND NORTHEAST FOR SEVERAL MILES IN BOTH DIR HUNTERS MINE IS ON THE STATE COLLEGE 7.5 MAP, AND LOVE BANK THE PORT MATILDA 7.5 MAP. ALL OTHER BANKS ARE ON JULIAN 7.5 THEORE IS WASH AND LUMP HEMATITE, AND PIPE ORE. THE MINES WERE ACTIVE IN THE MID TO LATE 1800S. NO PRODUCTION DATA IS AVAILABLE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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