| Deposit ID | 10128302 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420270018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jacksonville Valley Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Zimmerman Bank, Darrah Bank,, Mccalmont Bank, Hoy Bank, Smith B, Ank, Beck Bank, and Washington, Furnace Bank. |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.60248, 40.99531 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 360 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Centre(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Madisonburg(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) | -77.60248, 40.99531 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| 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 | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mc Coy And Linn (Formerly) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Howard Furnace Co. (Formerly) |
| Home office | Pennsylvania |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420270018 |
SECOND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF PA., REPORT T4, 1884, 163-170.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE LOCATION ON RECORD 030 IS FOR THE HOY BANK, WHICH IS IN APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE JACKSONVILLE VALLEY GROUP. OTHER N MINES IN THIS GROUP ARE ON RECORDS 011-013. THESE MINES TREN NORTH-EAST, SOUTH-WEST DIRECTION, ABOUT 1.75 MILES IN EACH DIRECTION. THE ORE WAS WASH AND LUMP HEMATITE ORES, AND PIPE THE MINES WERE ACTIVE FROM MID TO LATE 1800S. NOTE: HOY IS ON MADISONBURG 7.5 MAP, BUT BUTLER AND MCCALMON ON MINGOVILLE 7.5 MAP, AS ARE DARRAH AND ZIMMERMAN. SMITH, B AND WASHINGTON FURNACE BANKS ARE ON THE BEECH CREEK 7.5 MAP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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