| Deposit ID | 10208191 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420130020 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Keystone Mine Area |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.21251, 40.64891 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 320 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Blair(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tyrone(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tyrone(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pittsburgh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Juniata(hydrologic unit)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)
Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Blair |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -78.21251, 40.64891 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420130020 |
SMITH, R.C. II, 1974, KEYSTONE MINE AREA, N. SINKING VALLEY
COUNTY, PA. --INCLUDES LOCATIONS FOR 8 OTHER P6-ZN OCCURENC
OPEN FILE REPORT AT PENNA.GEOLOGIC SURVEY OFFICE-- CONTAINS
, MINEROLOGY, AND LOCATION INFORMATION.
FOX,H.D.(1959), "STRUCTURE AND ORIGIN OF TWO WINDOWS EXPOSED
NITTANY ARCH AT BIRMINGHAM, PA.", AM. JOUR. SCI., V.248, P.1
GWINN, V.E. (1964), "THIN-SKINNED TECTONICS IN THE PLATEAU A
HWESTERN VALLEY AND RIDGE PROVINCES OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHI
OL. SOC. AM. BULL. V.75, P.863-900.
MILLER, B.L. (1924), "LEAD AND ZINC ORES OF PENNSYLVANIA", P
. SURVEY, 4TH SER., BULLETIN M5, P.13-16.
MOEBS, N.N. AND HOY, R.B. (1959),"THURST FAULTING IN SINKING
, BLAIR AND HUNTINGDON COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA" GEOL. SOC. AM
, V.70, P.1079-1088.
PLATT, F. (1881), "THE GEOLOGY OF BLAIR COUNTY", PA. GEOL. S
D SER., REPT. T P.247-277.
ZELLER, R.A. (1949), "THE STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZAT
SINKING VALLEY",PA., UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS, PENNSYLVANIA S
IVERSITY, 71P.P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DATE OF COMMENTS: JUNE, 1976. REC. 010, COMMODITIY 2, (LS) IS A NON- RECOVERABLE GANGUE MINERAL. REC. 010, COL. 44 REF. 700 INDICATES THAT TYPE-OF MINERALS INGS IS MINERALS ONLY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Dunn, George | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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