| Deposit ID | 10082338 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055066 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | High Bridge Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Taylor Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.89127, 40.6725 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 140 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hunterdon(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
High Bridge(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 | Hunterdon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | ORE CONTAINED LARGE AMOUNTS OF TITANIUM AND SULFUR. FE 61.07% |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.89127, 40.6725 |
|---|
| Dip | 65 TO 72 SE |
|---|---|
| Length | 1206.98M |
| Width | 5.49M |
| Depth to bottom | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1720 |
| Year of last production | 1889 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thomas Iron Co. |
| First year | 1889 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | High Bridge Board Of Education And Various Home Owners |
| First year | 1985 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055066 |
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S. 1910, IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST; PP 355-357
FIELD CHECKED 1985
FACKENTHAL, B.F. NO DATE, LETTER ON FILE AT NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, TRENTON
COOK, GEO. H. 1887, ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST, FOR THE YEAR 1886; PG 143
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN WORKED IN 1886 WAS 4 FEET THICK, HAD A DIP 72 DEGREES SE WITH A 40-47 DEGREE PITCH NE. MAIN VEIN WORKED EARLIER WAS 2.5-18 FEET THICK, DIP 65 DEGREES SE, PITCH NE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1986 | Simonds, Raymond E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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