| Deposit ID | 10299050 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420770017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Emaus Iron Ore Co. S Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hildegast, Shelly |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.49902, 40.51611 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 207 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lehigh(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Allentown East(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 | Lehigh |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -75.49902, 40.51611 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Coleraine Iron Co. (Formerly) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Pennsylvania |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420770017 |
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN M50, 1964, PART 3, SHEET 2.
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH SERIES, BULLETIN C39, 1941, P 321
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A 100 FT. SHAFT WAS SUNK ALONG THE FIRST OR FRONT VEIN OF MA ORE. THE VEIN VARIED FROM 3 TO 5 FT. THICK. THIS WAS THE LAST MAGNETITE MINE TO BE OPERATED IN LEHIGH CO SEE ALSO MOYER, WIEAND, WICKERT, AND JOBST MINES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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