| Deposit ID | 10021810 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01312 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jackson Hill Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.58848, 40.88833 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 219 |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Morris |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mixed Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Mixed Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.58848, 40.88833 |
|---|
| Strike | N40E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45 SE |
| Width | 4.27M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1855 |
| Year of last production | 1876 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thomas Iron Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | David Sweetwood |
| Home office | P.O. Box 200 Parsippany, Nj. 07054 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 38.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01312 |
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 OF 1868.
COOK, GEORGE H., 1873., ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR OF 1873.
STATE OF NJ. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, 1977. IRON MINES OF MINE HILL TOWNSHIP, MORRIS COUNTRY NEW JERSEY.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAGNETITE IN THIN CONFORMABLE LAYERS OR IN SCATTERED GRAINS. |
| 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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