| Deposit ID | 10247260 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0340270060 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kean Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.67649, 40.8008 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 265 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chester(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Raritan(hydrologic unit)
Lower Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Morris |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -74.67649, 40.8008 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1879 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Kean |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | New Jersey |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0340270060 |
WAR MINERALS REPORT, REGIONAL FILE NO.1006, 1944, 7P.
N.J.GEOL.SURVEY, FINAL REPORT, V.7, 1910, P 440.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO PRODUCTION DATA IS AVAILABLE. THE SHALLOW ORE WAS HEMATITE CHANGING AT DEPTH TO MAGNETITE. POSSIBLE RESERVES ARE INCLUD THE DESCRIPTION OF COOPER MINE. SEE COOPER MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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