| Deposit ID | 10153200 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420110048 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Warwick Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.64072, 40.33031 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 119 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Berks(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Boyertown(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 | Berks |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Hardyston Formation |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Boyertown |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Municipality |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420110048 |
USGS. BULLETIN 359, 1908, PP.43 TO 61.
USGS. BULLETIN 995-D ,1953, PP. 135 TO 148.
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN M50, 1964, PART 3, SHEET 1.
PA. SECOND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ATLAS TO D3, 1883, SHEET X.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THERE ARE 3 LEVELS AT DEPTHS OF 420, 500, AND 567 FT. THE OR (WHICH IS MAGNETITE) IS FOUND IN LENTICULAR SHAPES WHICH THI AND THEN SWELL IRREGULARLY. SOME DRIFTS EXTENDED INTO THE AD GABEL PROPERTY, FROM WHICH 8000 TONS WERE EXRACTED BY TRESPA |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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