| Deposit ID | 10021739 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01129 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sterling Hill Iron Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Franklinite Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.6057, 41.08194 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 195 |
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 | 1877 ANALYSIS YIELDED 51.98% FE, 7.40% MN, 3.15% ZN, 7.70% SIO2 + INSOLUBLES |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Franklin Formation | ||||||
| Rock description | Franklin Formation | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -74.6057, 41.08194 |
|---|
| Dip | 90 |
|---|---|
| Width | 30.48M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1877 |
| Year of last production | 1882 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Manganese Iron Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Horsehead Industries, Inc. |
| Home office | 2 University Plaza Hackansack, Nj. 07601 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 68.58M |
| Overall width | 48.77M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01129 |
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 IS MASSIVE FRANKLINITE. |
| 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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