Marshall Sand Chrome Property

Past Producer in Cecil county in Maryland, United States with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10170269
MAS/MILS ID 0240150013
Record type Site
Current site name Marshall Sand Chrome Property

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.15294, 39.71862 (WGS84)
Elevation 140
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Cecil

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.15294, 39.71862

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.7M
    Length 914M
    Width 24M
    Area 3HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .7
    Total Surface Area (HA) 3
    Date of Last Modification 820616

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name State Line District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner E. T Marshall
    Interest 100
    Home office Maryland
    Year 1943

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER: E.T. MARSHALL.

Comments on the production information

  • OPERATING DAYS PER YEAR EQUALS MINE LIFE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1943
    Indicated 34000mt ore
    Demonstrated 34000mt ore
    Total resources 34000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 0.92 wt-pct Chromium Major 1943

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 3HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .8
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity 200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 2.66
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 170
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    JERMAIN G CONFIDENTIAL WAR MINERALS REPORT OF THE MARSHALL

  • Reserve-Resource

    SAND CHROME PROPERTY REGIONAL FILE NO 754.

  • Deposit

    PEARRE,N AND A.HEYL. CHROMITE AND OTHER MINERAL DEPOSITS IN

  • Deposit

    SERPENTINE ROCKS OF THE PIEDMONT UPLAND OF MARYLAND,PENNSYL-

  • Deposit

    VANIA AND DELEWARE. U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1082-K P.707.

  • Deposit

    HUNTER,W.L. AND G.V. SULLIVAN. UTILIZATION STUDIES ON

  • Deposit

    CHROMITE FROM SEIAD CREEK, CALIFORNIA. BUMINES RI 5576,1960,

  • Deposit

    37PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE ARE NO CHROMITE ANALYSES FOR THIS DEPOSIT AREA. CHROMITE PRODUCT SUGGESTED FOR CHEMICAL-REFRACTORY USE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-FEB-1995 Drs/Cp U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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