| Deposit ID | 10198770 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0340270076 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sampson Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Samson, Skellinger |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.69789, 40.7844 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 262 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chester(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Raritan(hydrologic unit)
Lower Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Morris |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -74.69789, 40.7844 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1867 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sampson Mining Co. (Formerly) |
| Home office | New Jersey |
| Year | 1944 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0340270076 |
WAR MINERALS MEMORANDUM, REGIONAL FILE NO.E-1188, 1944, 9 P.
N.J.GEOL.SURVEY, FINAL REPORT, V.7, 1910, PP 435,436.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FROM REF.700. ESTIMATES PRODUCTION AT 88600 OF ORE (MAGNETITE). RESERVES ARE ESTIMATED BY REF.700 TO BE TONS. THE 1944 DIP-NEEDLE SURVEY INDICATED SEVERAL SMALL LEN ORE. THE MINE IS LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE OF CHESTER, THUS THE SITUATION IS COMPLICATED. THE HARD,BLUE MAGNETITE ORE WAS MAINLY IN ONE LARGE SHOOT 35 LONG AND 300 FT.HIGH, WITH A THICKNESS VARYING FROM 3 TO 8 F |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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