Engine Mine

Past Producer 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10226365
MAS/MILS ID 0420290011
Record type Site
Current site name Engine Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.04134, 39.74082 (WGS84)
Elevation 130
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 Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.04134, 39.74082

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name State Line District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1975 ENTRIES RECORDS 800 802 THERE ARE NO CHROMITE ANALYSES GIVEN FOR THIS DEPOSIT AREA CHROMITE DEPOSITS SUGGESTED FOR CHEMICAL USES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Harrison U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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