| Deposit ID | 10021769 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01262 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dodge Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.58153, 41.01111 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 351 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(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 | Morris |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | 1880 ANALYSIS YIELDED 50.70% FE, 0.443% S, 0.168% |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mixed Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Mixed Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.58153, 41.01111 |
|---|
| Dip | NW |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 30 |
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1868 |
| Year of last production | 1884 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phelps Dodge Corp. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Adam Scott Realty Corp. Inc. |
| Home office | 101 Eisenhower Pkwy. Roseland, NJ 07068 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Length | 50.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01262 |
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. 1868. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1868.
COOK, GEORGE H., 1884. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1884.
| 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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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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