A T Reynolds Property

Prospect in Chester county in Pennsylvania, 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. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10201760
MAS/MILS ID 0420290014
Record type Site
Current site name A T Reynolds Property

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.04884, 39.73532 (WGS84)
Elevation 106
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

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)

Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic unit)

Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)

Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Chester

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.04884, 39.73532

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.8M
    Length 290M
    Width 96M
    Area 2.8HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .8
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2.8
    Date of Last Modification 820616

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Alluvial Mining
Milling method Gravity

Mining district

District name State Line District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • CHEMICAL GRADE CR2O3

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1943
    Indicated 45350mt ore
    Demonstrated 45350mt ore
    Total resources 45350mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 0.72 wt-pct Chromium Major 1943

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THIS PROPERTY IS UPSTREAM FROM RENSHAW (0420290002) AND NEXT TO KIRK (0420290013).
  • Q MATRIX EQUALS R MATRIX WITH ROUNDED TONNAGES. M9C4 = M1C1.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 2.8HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ALLUVIAL MINING
    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 2.77
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    JERMAIN, G.D. A.T.REYNOLDS PROPERTY. BUMINES WAR MINERALS

  • Reserve-Resource

    REPORT. REGIONAL FILE 91.790, 1943, 14PP.

  • Deposit

    BALTIMORE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Deposit

    PLAN FOR THE BALTIMORE REGION, DECEMBER 15, 1972. 137 PP.

  • Deposit

    HUNTER, W.L. & G.V. SULLLIVAN. UTILIZATION STUDIES ON CHROM-

  • Deposit

    ITE FROM SEIAD CREEK, CA. BUMINES RI 5576, 1960. PP. 20-23.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    IN SERPENTINE ROCKS OF THE PIEDMONT UPLAND OF MARYLAND,

  • Deposit

    PENNSYLVANIA, AND DELAWARE. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    BULLETIN 1082-K, 1960. PP. 707-833.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED UPSTREAM FROM THE RENSHAW PROPERTY AND NORTH OF THE KIRK PROPERTY. THERE ARE NO CHROMITE ANALYSES FOR THIS DEPOSIT AREA CHROMIT GESTED FOR CHEMICAL USE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-OCT-96 Md-Mf-Cpm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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