Mells Mine

Occurrence in Adams county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodity Iron
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10128466
MAS/MILS ID 0420010021
Record type Site
Current site name Mells Mine
Alternate or previous names Mr. Mells Copper Mine, Fairfield

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.34778, 39.80722 (WGS84)
Elevation 204

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Adams(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fairfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hagerstown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Monocacy(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Adams

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.34778, 39.80722

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. Baumgardner (Formerly)
    Home office Pennsylvania
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Mr. Mell
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN C1, 1932, PP. 139-145.

  • Deposit

    PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (2ND), REPORT CCC, 1880, PP. 301,302.

  • Deposit

    PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN M50, 1964, PART 3, SHEET 1.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAGNETITE ORE WAS FOUND AT VARIOUS LEVELS IN THIS MINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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