| Deposit ID | 10021731 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01120 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Goble Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.6157, 41.00472 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 354 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | Est 500 Ft., Est 500 Ft., Est 500 Ft. |
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)
Middle Delaware-Musconetcong(hydrologic unit)
Upper Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)
Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(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 FROM DUMP YIELDED 60.4% FE. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Gneiss | ||||||
| Rock description | Gneiss | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -74.6157, 41.00472 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1868 |
| Year of last production | 1868 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Buttonwood Investment Partners |
| Home office | 167 Franklin Turnpike Waldwick, Nj. 07463 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 13.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01120 |
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.
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, 1982. ABANDONED IRON MINES OF SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE WAS "BLACK AND TOUGH". MAINLY A MIXTURE OF MAGNETITE AND HORNBLENDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-87 | Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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