| Deposit ID | 10299604 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420770030 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Correll Zinc Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Saucon Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.29641, 40.55972 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 122 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Blair(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bellwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tyrone(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pittsburgh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Juniata(hydrologic unit)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)
Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Lehigh |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -78.29641, 40.55972 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420770030 |
WHITE, C.B., AND BELL, J.E., 1948, "CORRELL ZINC MINE", LEHI
TY, PA., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, R.I. 4180.
MILLER, B.L. (1924), "LEAD AND ZINC ORES OF PENNSYLVANIA", 4
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. M5, 91 PP.
MILLER, B.L. (1926), "ALLENTOWN QUADRANGLE", 4TH PA. GEOL. S
ATLAS 206, 195 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DATE OF COMMENTS JUNE 1976. REC. 010, COL. 44 MINERAL HOLDINGS AS REPORTED IN REF. 700 ( FILES). REC. 010, COLS. 22-25, LIMESTONE (DOLOMITIC) MAY BE RECOVERA AGRICULTURAL LIMESTONE SINCE IT IS AT NEARBY FRIEDENSVILLE D REC. 030,LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ARE THOSE FOR FRIEDENSVILLE IS WITHIN 500 METERS OF THE CORRELL MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Dunn, George | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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