Sullivan Mine

Past Producer in Morris county in New Jersey, United States with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021746
MRDS ID DE01137
Record type Site
Current site name Sullivan Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.59459, 40.89417 (WGS84)
Elevation 244

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morris(county)

New Jersey(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Newark(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Raritan(hydrologic unit)

Lower Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Jersey Morris

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1970)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Hornblende Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Quartz Plagioclase Gneiss
    Rock description Quartz Plagioclase Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.59459, 40.89417

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1868

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner N. J. Iron Mining Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner County Concrete Corp.
    Home office P.O. Box F Kenvil, Nj. 07847

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 12.19M
    Overall length 121.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • ORE REMOVED FOR A LENGTH OF 400 FT AND A DEPTH OF 40 FT. SEVERAL DEEP SHAFTS AND SMALL TRENCHES WITH ADJACENT TAILINGS PILES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEVELOPERS ARE PLANNING TO LEAVE THIS AREA ALONG FOR AWHILE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1987 Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.) New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography

Beyond USGS

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