Lakehurst Mine

Past Producer in Ocean county in New Jersey, United States with commodity Titanium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10149989
MAS/MILS ID 0340290001
Record type Site
Current site name Lakehurst Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -74.18958, 40.03001 (WGS84)
Elevation 37
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ocean(county)

New Jersey(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lakewood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Trenton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mullica-Toms(hydrologic unit)

Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Jersey Ocean

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -74.18958, 40.03001

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Dredging

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Glidden-Durkee, Div. Of Scm Corp.
    ID 2800450

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Indicated 17165000mt ore
    Demonstrated 17165000mt ore
    Inferred 17165000mt ore
    Total resources 34330000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 2.6 wt-pct Titanium Major 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUDED WITH MAS SEQ # 0340290002

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH & SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT 9/2/71.

  • Deposit

    FROM 1975 EMJ DIR-DAILY ORE CAP 13335 TPD, CONC FEED CAP 800

  • Deposit

    OPENED 1962. FROM 1974 MESA EMP DATA-MINE EMP 37, MILL EMP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-APR-95 Georgia Tech. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 01/03/1979
MSHA mine ID2800450
Mine name (MSHA)Lakehurst Mine And Mill
Current operatorGlidden-Durkee Division Of Sem Corp
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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