| Deposit ID | 10021789 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01284 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Huff Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hoff Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.56737, 40.90056 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 198 |
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)
Hackensack-Passaic(hydrologic unit)
Lower Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Morris |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Result | 1886 ANALYSIS YIELDED AN AVERAGE OF 45% FE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Biotite Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Biotite Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.56737, 40.90056 |
|---|
| Dip | 60 SE |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 35 |
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1855 |
| Year of last production | 1910 |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Andover Iron Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Jersey Department Of Transportation |
| Home office | Routes 80 And 15 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 99.06M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01284 |
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., 1873 AND 1883 ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEARS 1873 AND 1883.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SUCCESSION OF SHOOTS IN TWO VEINS SEPARATED BY 10-14 FEET OF ROCK. ORE WAS LEAN |
| 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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