Reynolds Farm Placer

Past Producer in Cecil county in Maryland, 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10169536
MAS/MILS ID 0240150007
Record type Site
Current site name Reynolds Farm Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.06824, 39.70812 (WGS84)
Elevation 92
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cecil(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rising Sun(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Cecil

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.06824, 39.70812

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
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 Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PEARRE N HEYL A JR USGS BUL 1082K PG 786 1960

  • Deposit

    JERMAIN G CONFIDENTIAL WAR MINERAL MEMORANDUM REYNOLDS PROPE

  • Deposit

    REGIONAL FILE NO E-535 1943

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS DEPOSIT WAS PROSPECTED IN 1916 BUT THERE WERE NO DEPOSIT . GAVE OVER 8 OR 9% CR2O3 IN THE CONCENTRATE. THIS GRADE WOULD MEET CURRENT GSA SPECS FOR DETERMINING THE TYPE OF ORE. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Harrison U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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