| Deposit ID | 10153364 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420710002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wet Pit Slaymaker Property |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.16244, 39.73252 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 120 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lancaster(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Conowingo Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
York(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic unit)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)
Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Lancaster |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.16244, 39.73252 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.6M | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 244M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 1HA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Alluvial Mining |
| Milling method | Gravity |
| District name | State Line District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Slaymaker Lock Co. |
| Year | 1942 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 9069mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 9069mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 9069mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 0.7HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420710002 |
HUNTER, W.L. AND G.V. SULLIVAN. UTILIZATION STUDIES ON CHROM
FROM SEIAD CREEK, CALIFORNIA. BUMINES RI5576, 1960, PP. 22-2
JERMAIN,G.D. WET PIT-SLAYMAKER CHROMITE PLACER DEPOSIT,
BUMINES WAR MINERALS REPORT FILE NO. 545 1942,15PP.
PEARRE,N., AND A.HEYL. CHROMITE AND OTHER MINERAL DEPOSITS
IN SERPENTINE ROCKS OF THE PIEDMONT UPLAND OF MARYLAND,
PENNSYLVANIA, AND DELAWARE. USGS BULL. 1082-K, PP. 707-833.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-APR-95 | Cpm | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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