| Deposit ID | 10021730 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01119 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hill Vein Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Franklin Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.59153, 41.10944 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 183 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sussex(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Franklin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Middletown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Scranton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rondout(hydrologic unit)
Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Sussex |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | 1868 ANALYSIS: 80.8% FE3O4, 2.3% AL2O3, 4.7% CAO, 2.3% MGQ, 1.0% K2O+NA2O, 0.6% P2O5, 10.4% SIO2 |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Quartz Oligoclase Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Quartz Oligoclase Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Hardyston Quartzite |
|---|
| Dip | 50 SE |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1868 |
| Year of last production | 1882 |
| District name | Oxford Belt |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Franklin Iron Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aerosystems Tech Corp. |
| Home office | C/O Fletcher 12 Cork Hill Rd Franklin, Nj. 07416 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 57.91M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01119 |
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S. 1910. IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST;
FIELD CHECKED 1987.
COOK, GEORGE H., 1879. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1879.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE WAS SHOOT & PINCH STRUCTURE AND A HORNBLENDE-MAGNETITE MIXTURE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1987 | Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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