| Deposit ID | 10021796 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01292 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mount Pleasant Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.56681, 40.90083 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 207 |
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 |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | ORE OAVERAGED 67% FE AND 1.0% |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Amphibolite | ||||||
| Rock description | Amphibolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.56681, 40.90083 |
|---|
| Strike | N43E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 57SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1786 |
| Year of last production | 1896 |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mt. Pleasant Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Jersey Department Of Transportation |
| Home office | Routes 80 And 15 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 213.36M |
| Overall length | 701.04M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01292 |
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.
STATE OF NJ DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY 1978. ABANDONED IRON MINES OF ROCKAWAY TWP, MORRIS COUNTY N.
COOK, GEORGE H., 1868. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1868.
COOK, GEORGE H., 1879. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1879.
SMOCK, JOHN C., 1890. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1890.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CUT BY NORMAL FAULTS. ORE WAS MAGNETITE WITH CALCITE |
| 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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