| Deposit ID | 10298992 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420950034 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Near Wassergass |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.30211, 40.58281 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 181 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Northampton(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hellertown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Allentown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lehigh(hydrologic unit)
Upper Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)
Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Northampton |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -75.30211, 40.58281 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dr. Madden (Formerly) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420950034 |
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN C48, 1939, P 341
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS MINE WAS WORKED FOR 13 YEARS. THE ORE IS LIMONITE. THE WORKINGS HAVE CAVED, AND THE SIZE OF THE PITS FORMED SHOWS T LARGE AMOUNT OF ORE WAS MINED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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