| Deposit ID | 10242528 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0240050003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gore Placer |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.82107, 39.41503 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 158 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baltimore(county)
Maryland(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Reisterstown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Baltimore(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 | Baltimore |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Calcium | Tertiary |
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | Ultramafic Rocks |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.7M | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 305M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 61M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.9HA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Alluvial Mining |
| Milling method | Gravity |
| District name | Soldiersdelight |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr Paul D Gore |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Maryland |
| Year | 1943 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 15800mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 15800mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 15800mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 1.9HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0240050003 |
JERMAIN G D,CONFIDENTIAL WAR MINERALS REPORT REG. FILE 539
PEARRE N HEYL A U S G S BULL 1082K PG 760 1960
SINGEWALD JOSEPH T NOTES ON FELDSPAR QUARTZ CHROME AND MANGA
IN MARYLAND MARYLAND GEOL SUR VOL 12 1928 PGS 158-191
MARYLAND REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLA
THE BALTIMORE REGION. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, SEPT. 1972, 133
HUNTER, W.L., G.V. SULLIVAN. "UTILIZATION STUDIES ON
JERMAIN, G.D., WAR MINERALS REPORT NO 539, USBM, 1943
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SUBSEQUENT WEATHERING HAS FREED FINELY DIVIDED CHROMITE THROUGH DISINTEGRATION OF THE SERPENTINES THE CHROM AS ACCUMULATED AS MINABLE SAND AND GRAVEL PLACERS A SAMPLE OF SAND CHROME WAS COLLECTED AT THIS PROPERTY IN 1917 AND SUBJECTED TO SCREEN AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS ANALYSIS OF THE SAND CHROME CONCENTRATE IS AS FOLLOWS CR2O3- FEO-32.54% S102-9.82% AL203-15.82% MGO-3.05% CAO-.10% T102 - .80% THE CR FE RATIO IS 1:1 FROM TABLE 6 USGS BUL 1082K P 74 EIGHT SAMPLES WERE TAKEN TO BEDROCK IN 1943 OWNERSHIP DATA TAKEN FROM WMR REG FILE NO.. 539 JULY, 1943, CURRENT OWNER UNDETERMINED THE DOMAIN MAY NOW BE STATE OWNED AS THE RESULT OF A RECENT PROGRAM TO ACQUIRE LANDS AND DESIGNATE TH ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT AREAS AND WATER RESOURCE SITES CAL E SOLDIERS DELIGHT STATE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL AREA FROM THE ERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE BALTIMORE REGION SEPT 1972 PRE ED BY THE BALTIMORE COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL A TELEP CONVERSATION WITH THE SAME PLANNING BOARD CONFIRMED THAT THE HAS PURCHASED LARGE TRACTS IN THE AREA FOR THE PURPOSE OF PR G ITS NATURAL FEATURES A FEW OF THE PLACER STREAMS DRAIN INT ERTY LAKE A RESERVOIR FOR THE BALTIMORE CITY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT AREA. THE CUSTOM MILL WOULD BE LOCATED ON THE WEST PLACER CHROMITE DEPOSIT NEAR OAKWOOD, MARYLAND. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-FEB-1995 | Pk-Mf-Cpm | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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