| Deposit ID | 10082285 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055000 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Riddle Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Redell Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.01849, 40.81528 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 189 |
| Relative position | APPOX 1000' NE OF THE LITTLE MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Warren(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Belvidere(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Allentown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(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 | Warren |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | 1899: FE 34.93 |
|---|---|
| Result | MN .34% |
| Result | CAO 10.09% |
| Result | AL2O3 5.84% |
| Result | S .380% |
| Result | SIO2 29.54% |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Franklin | ||||
| Rock description | Franklin | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -75.01849, 40.81528 |
|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
|---|---|
| Width | 15.24M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1872 |
| Year of last production | 1891 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Riddle, George |
| First year | 1890 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rothman, Arthur |
| Home office | 3589 Richmond Ave Staten Island Ny |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 36.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055000 |
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910, MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST; PG 208
SMOCK, JOHN C. 1890, ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1890, PG 54
COOK, GEO. H., 1873, ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1873, PG. 74
FIELD CHECKED 1985
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT HAD CLAY WALLS ON BOTH SIDES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1986 | Simonds, Raymond E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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