| Deposit ID | 10275345 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420110034 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | California Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Phoenix Lower Slope |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.64242, 40.33061 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 113 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Berks(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Boyertown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Reading(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Schuylkill(hydrologic unit)
Lower Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)
Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Berks |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Hardyston Formation |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Boyertown |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Municipality |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420110034 |
USGS. BULLETIN 359, 1908, PP.43 TO 61.
USGS. BULLETIN 995-D ,1953, PP. 135 TO 148.
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN M50, 1964, PART 3, SHEET 1.
PA. SECOND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ATLAS TO D3, 1883, SHEET X.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THERE IS A SLOPE ABOUT 300 FT. LONG, FROM WHICH 3 LEVELS HAV DRIVEN TO THE N-E, AND 2 TOWARDS THE S-W. THE ORE IS MAGNETI |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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