Pine Run Placer

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 10250136
MAS/MILS ID 0420290020
Record type Site
Current site name Pine Run Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.08244, 39.72422 (WGS84)
Elevation 79
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) -76.08244, 39.72422

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
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- THIS STREAM IS SAID TO HAVE PRODUCED AT LEAST 1500 TONS OF S CHROME CONCENTRATES BEFORE 1874. THERE ARE NO CHROMITE ANALYSES FOR THIS DEPOSIT. AREA CHROMITE DEPOSITS SUGGESTED FOR CHEMICAL USES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-83 Harrison U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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