| Deposit ID | 10226018 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420110049 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wheatfield Mines |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.02654, 40.29501 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 162 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Berks(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sinking Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Harrisburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Harrisburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Schuylkill(hydrologic unit)
Lower Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)
Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Berks |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Hardyston Formation |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420110049 |
USGS BULLETIN 359 , 1908 , PP. 29 TO 36.
PA. SECOND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ATLAS TO D3, 1883, SHEET XVII.
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN M50, 1964, PART 3, SHEET 1.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORES OCCUR AS IRREGULAR MASSES INCONSISTENTLY INTERBEDDED LIMESTONE STRATA. THE ORE BODIES ARE NUMEROUS BUT SMALL. TO A DEPTH OF 30 OR 40 FT. THE ORE IS SOFT OR EARTHY. THERE ARE PROBABLY OTHER SHAFTS NEARBY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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