| Deposit ID | 10250280 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420710053 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bamford Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.37465, 40.07502 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 104 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lancaster(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lancaster(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Harrisburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Harrisburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic unit)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)
Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Lancaster |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Limestone, General | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.37465, 40.07502 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420710053 |
ROSE, A.W., (1970), "METAL MINES AND OCCURRENCES IN PENNSYLV
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH SERIES, BULL. M-50, PART 3, INCLUDED I
P FILES.
FRAZER, P. (1886), "THE GEOLOGY OF LANCASTER COUNTY," PA. GE
VEY (2ND), REPT. CCC.
MILLER, B.L. (1924), "LEAD AND ZINC ORES OF PENNSYLVANIA" 4T
EOL. SURVEY, BULL. M5, 91 PP., INCLUDED IN BACKUP FILES.
MOSIER, M. (1948), "BAMFORD ZINC MINE", U.S. BUR. OF MINES,
47, 3 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DATE OF COMMENTS: JUNE, 1976. REC. 030, LOCATION: LATITUDE-LONGITUDE WAS MEASURED FROM LOC GIVEN IN REF. 700 AND RESULTING COORDINATES WERE TRANSFERRED MINUTE QUADRANGLE TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS TO GET ELEVATION. REC. 010, COMMODITY 4 (LIMESTONE)IS A NON-RECOVERABLE GANGUE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Dunn, George | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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