| Deposit ID | 10153435 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420990005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Limestone Ridge Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Clouser Works, Reeder Works,, North of New Bloomfield. |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.16157, 40.44221 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 213 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Perry(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Newport(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carlisle(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Harrisburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Susquehanna-Swatara(hydrologic unit)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)
Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Perry |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -77.16157, 40.44221 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420990005 |
SECOND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF PA., REPORT F2, 1885, PP 96,97.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE LOCATION ON REC.030 IS THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF A GROUP MINES ON LIMESTONE RIDGE. THE ORE IS CONCRETIONARY BROWN HEM OCCURRING IN CLAY. THICKNESS VARIES FROM 1 TO 14 FEET. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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