| Deposit ID | 10153581 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420710016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gap Nickel Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.08604, 39.95722 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 213 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lancaster(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
York(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic unit)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)
Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Lancaster |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Biotite | Unknown |
| Chalcanthite | Unknown |
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Copper | Unknown |
| Hornblende | Unknown |
| Melanterite | Unknown |
| Millerite | Unknown |
| Pentlandite | Unknown |
| Plagioclase | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Siderite | Unknown |
| Sphene | Unknown |
| Vivianite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.08604, 39.95722 |
|---|
| Thickness | 5.8M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 525M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 52M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 28HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 60M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1718 |
| Year of first production | 1862 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | International Nickel Co. Of Canada Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr. C. M. Woerth Paradise,Pa. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Pennsylvania |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 763M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 150M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420710016 |
KNOPF,E.B.,AND JONAS,A.J.,1929,GEOLOGY OF MCCALLS FERRY-QUAR
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METAL MINES AND OCCURRENCES IN PENNSYLVANIA,PA.GEOL SUR 4THS
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GRAPHS TO SPEED MINE FEASIBILITY STUDIES".
US BUMINES WAR MINERALS REPORT REGIONAL FILE NO E-369
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTRACT NO J0155043 ENTERED 1976 REVISIONS BY DK HARRISON-T RECORD 020 LINES 18-73 OWNS MINERAL RIGHTS ONLY RECORD 021 LINES 18-73 OWNS PROPERTY RECORD 060 LINES 48-50 AVERAGE SGOF GABBRO RECORD 070-072 LINES 24-72 NOT DETERMINABLE RECORD 070 ADD: SCORODITE,MORENOSITE,COPIAPITE,GLOCKERITE,VL RECORD 080 LINES 35-39 FOR ORE THAT IS LEFT REFER TO REFERE RECORD 080 LINES 40-44 FOR ORE THAT IS LEFT AVERAGE EQUALS M RECORD 080 LINES 45-48 ESTIMATED FROM REFERENCE 700 PAGE 145 RECORD 080 LINES 49-52 ESTIMATED FROM REF 700 PAGE 145 REC 080 LINES 53-58 SCALED FROM MAP IN REFER. 700 P.144 REPR WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY MINED. RECORD 080 LINES 63-68 FROM REF 700 PAGE 145 AVERAGE OF RANG REPRESENTS WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY MINED RECORD 080 LINES 63-68 SEE REF 700 PAGE 144 AVERAGE OF SCALE THICKNESSES ON CROSS SECTIONS A AND B REPRESENTS WHAT WAS PR LY MINED. RECORD 120 ESTIMATED MINE CAPACITY LINES 58-63 ASSUMES LIFE ING OPERATION OF 7.5 YEARS ALLS COSTS ARE IN MAY 1977 DOLLARS. DRAFT MATTHEW COSTING MA USED TO REPLACE CONTRACTORS COSTS. REVISIONS BY SCHMIDT, 8-7 REC 160 COLS 16.21 REPRESENTS NICKEL MINES PA. REC 160 TRANSPORTATION DESCRIPTION FROM MINE TO RAILROAD AT TRUCK AND RAIL FROM GAP TO COPPER CLIFF,ONTARIO, CANADA. AS OF MAY 1980, THE MINE IS FLOODED AND INACCESSIBLE. INCO SAYS RESERVE DATA WAS REANALYZED IN 1975-76 AND SHOWED NO COMMERCAIAL POSSIBILITIES FOR REOPENING OF THE MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Schmidt | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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