Wigwam Brook Mine

Occurrence in Essex county in New Jersey, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081860
MRDS ID W044250
Record type Site
Current site name Wigwam Brook Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.22986, 40.78111 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Essex(county)

New Jersey(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Orange(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Newark(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sandy Hook-Staten Island(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 Essex

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.22986, 40.78111

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • VERY LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MINE EXISTS. IT CAN NOT BE DETERMINED IF THE WORKINGS EVER WERE FOR MORE THAN PROSPECTING SEALED OFF IN 1870 WHEN THE STREET WAS GRADED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WOODWARD, H.P., 1944, COPPER MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BULLETIN 57

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-85 Master, Julian A. (Bell, Christy A.) New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.