| Deposit ID | 10226421 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420170033 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Orchard Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.20151, 40.57861 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 165 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bucks(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Riegelsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Allentown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Delaware-Musconetcong(hydrologic unit)
Upper Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)
Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Bucks |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -75.20151, 40.57861 |
|---|
| Area | 100HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1849 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420170033 |
GAULT, H. R., MINERAL RESOURCES (IN) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RES
OF BUCKS CO. PA., PG. 214, BULL. C9, PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1959
BAYLEY, W. S., PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF
AWARE WATER GAP AND EASTON QUADRANGLES, N. J. AND PA., USGS
20, PG. 87, 1941
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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