Dorsey Ore Banks

Past Producer in Anne Arundel county in Maryland, United States with commodity Iron
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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10267285
MAS/MILS ID 0240030054
Record type Site
Current site name Dorsey Ore Banks

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -76.74277, 39.17563 (WGS84)
Elevation 43
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Anne Arundel(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Relay(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Anne Arundel

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -76.74277, 39.17563

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dorsey
    Year 1911

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SINGEWALD, JR, J T, 1911, MD.G.S. VOL 9, PART 3, P. 281.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-83 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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