| Deposit ID | 10170269 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0240150013 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Marshall Sand Chrome Property |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.15294, 39.71862 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 140 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cecil(county)
Maryland(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Conowingo Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
York(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic unit)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)
Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maryland | Cecil |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.15294, 39.71862 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.7M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 914M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 24M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 3HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1897 |
| Mining method | Alluvial Mining |
| Year of first production | 1897 |
| Milling method | Gravity |
| District name | State Line District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. T Marshall |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Maryland |
| Year | 1943 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 34000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 34000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 34000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 3HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0240150013 |
JERMAIN G CONFIDENTIAL WAR MINERALS REPORT OF THE MARSHALL
SAND CHROME PROPERTY REGIONAL FILE NO 754.
PEARRE,N AND A.HEYL. CHROMITE AND OTHER MINERAL DEPOSITS IN
SERPENTINE ROCKS OF THE PIEDMONT UPLAND OF MARYLAND,PENNSYL-
VANIA AND DELEWARE. U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1082-K P.707.
HUNTER,W.L. AND G.V. SULLIVAN. UTILIZATION STUDIES ON
CHROMITE FROM SEIAD CREEK, CALIFORNIA. BUMINES RI 5576,1960,
37PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THERE ARE NO CHROMITE ANALYSES FOR THIS DEPOSIT AREA. CHROMITE PRODUCT SUGGESTED FOR CHEMICAL-REFRACTORY USE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-FEB-1995 | Drs/Cp | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.