| Deposit ID | 10275142 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420750007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Carper Mine |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.52275, 40.27061 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 162 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lebanon(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Palmyra(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Harrisburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Harrisburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Susquehanna-Swatara(hydrologic unit)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)
Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Lebanon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Trench (1) | -76.52275, 40.27061 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr. Deck (Formerly) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420750007 |
WAR MINERALS REPORT 91.1026, 1944, PP 1-5.
USGS BULLETIN 359, 1908, P. 28.
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN M50, 1964, PART 3, SHEET 2.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PRIOR TO 1908, 1500 TONS OF DENSE MAGNETITE ORE WERE MINED. PROBABLY RANGED FROM 50 TO 60 PER CENT IRON. IN 1927 BETHLEH STEEL RAN AN EXTENSIVE SURVEY WHOSE RESULTS WERE NOT ENCOURA IN 1942 MR. DECK FAILED TO PRODUCE ORE HERE FROM AN OPEN PIT THE IRON ORE WOULD APPEAR TO BE OF NO COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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