Reisler Placer

Prospect in Chester county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10153673
MAS/MILS ID 0420290012
Record type Site
Current site name Reisler Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -75.93104, 39.73862 (WGS84)
Elevation 100
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chester(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bay View(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wilmington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wilmington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chester-Sassafras(hydrologic unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Chester

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -75.93104, 39.73862

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1M
    Length 284.5M
    Width 284.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1.2
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name State Line District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner James Reisler
    Interest 100
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner National Minerals Co
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1975 ENTRIES - DURING WWI 15 TONS OF CONCENTRATES ASSAYING 53.9% CR2O3 WERE CED HERE NO CR FE RATIO IS AVAILABLE IN GENERAL HOWEVER THE AND MD ORES ARE TOO RICH IN IRON TO MEET METALLURGICAL STAND HOWEVER MOST OF THE DEPOSITS COULD BE USED FOR CHEMICAL PURP REC 020 OWNER OPERATOR DATA INFORMATION FROM WWI CURRENT NAM OWNER UNDETERMINED THIS PLACER CHROMITE HAS THE HIGHEST CR2O3 CONTENT REPORTED DISTRICT REC 080 COLS 21 22 SUBSEQUENT WEATHERING HAS FREED FINELY DI CHROMITE THROUGH DISINTEGRATION OF THE SERPENTINES THE CHROM HAS ACCUMULATED AS MINEABLE SAND AND GRAVEL PLACERS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Harrison U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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