| Deposit ID | 10218603 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0240250004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Birdseye Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Birdseye Pit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.45155, 39.61172 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 158 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Harford(county)
Maryland(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jarrettsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
York(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Gunpowder-Patapsco(hydrologic unit)
Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maryland | Harford |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.45155, 39.61172 |
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| Strike | S80W | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 75S | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Jaretsvil-Dubln |
|---|
| 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 | 0240250004 |
PEARRE N HEYL A JR USGS BULL 1082K PG 764 1960
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DUMPS CONTAIN MICH DISSEMINATED CHROMITE THE MINE WAS WORKED IN THE 1920S AND CONTRIBUTED SOME OF THE UCTION FROM THE JARRETTSVILLE VICINITY THE MINE WAS FILLED WITH WATER IN 1956 ITS DEPTH IS NOT KNOW AT THE WESTERN END OF THE MAIN OPENING IS A SHEAR ZONE THAT -S.80 DEG. W., DIPS 75 DEG. SO. AND CONTAINS A VEIN OF AMPHI ASBESTOS ABOUT AN INCH THICK THIS APPEARS TO BE PART OF A WI EAR ZONE ALONG WHICH THE CHROMITE MAY HAVE OCCURRED. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Harrison | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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