| Deposit ID | 10128278 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420290039 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Warwick Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.77543, 40.16421 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 180 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chester(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elverson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Reading(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Schuylkill(hydrologic unit)
Lower Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)
Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Chester |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -75.77543, 40.16421 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1733 |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420290039 |
USGS BULLETIN 359, 1908, PP 69-71.
USGS BULLETIN 891, 1938, PP 121.
WAR MINERALS REPORT 91.883, 1944, PP. 8.
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN M50, 1964, PART 3, SHEET 2.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | W.M.R. 91.883 STATES THAT THIS MINE HAS PROBABLY PRODUCED OVER MILLION TONS OF ORE. THE ORE OCCURRED NEAR THE SURFACE AND WAS MINED BY STRIPPING SHAFTS NO DEEPER THAN 60 FT. ROGERS (GEOLOGY OF PA., VOL.2, 1858) DESCRIBES THE ORE AS INTERMEDIATE BETWEEN HEMATITE AND MAGNETITE, AND FOUND IN BE VARYING THICKNESS (1 TO 17 FT.) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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