| Deposit ID | 10177801 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420290016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moro Phillips Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Pine Grove Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.01494, 39.73832 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 135 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chester(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rising Sun(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
York(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Chester-Sassafras(hydrologic unit)
Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Chester |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.01494, 39.73832 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | State Line District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420290016 |
PEARRE N HEYL A JR USGS BULL 1082K PG 781 PL 41 LOC 83 1960
PEARRE N HEYL A THE HISTORY OF CHROMITE MINING IN PA & MD PA
TOPOG & GEOL SURV 1C 14 PGS 13 17 1960
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 1975 ENTRIES - AREA CHROMITE DEPOSITS SUGGESTED FOR CHEMICAL USES. THERE ARE NO CHROMITE ANALYSES FOR THIS DEPOSIT. WATER WAS CONSTANTLY A MAJOR PROBLEM AT THIS DEPOSIT DURING PRODUCTION AND PUMPING COSTS WERE HIGH. BOTH MASSIVE AND DISSEMINATED FINE GRAINED CHROMITE ARE FOUND ON THE DUMP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Harrison | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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