| Deposit ID | 10082436 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055175 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dufford Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.80487, 40.80972 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 323 |
| Relative position | IN BACK YARD OF CORNER HOUSE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hackettstown(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 |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.80487, 40.80972 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1879 |
| Year of last production | 1880 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Port Oram Furnace Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vinzenia Yardley 349 Naughwright Rd, Long Valley, Nj |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055175 |
COOK, GEO. H. 1880, ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST, FOR THE YEAR 1880; PG 120
FIELD CHECKED 1985
| 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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