| Deposit ID | 10200049 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0360710037 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morehead Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.23067, 41.1756 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 204 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Orange(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sloatsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Middletown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Scranton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hackensack-Passaic(hydrologic unit)
Lower Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Orange |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -74.23067, 41.1756 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sterling Lake |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0360710037 |
USGS BULLETIN 982-F, 1952, P 236.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MINE WAS WORKED BY 2 SHAFTS AND AN OPEN CUT. THE WORKING A DISTANCE OF 600 FT. THE MAGNETITE ZONE WAS TABULAR, AND AB 10 FEET THICK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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