Barren Creek Deposits

Prospect in Wicomico county in Maryland, 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. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10169765
MAS/MILS ID 0240450001
Record type Site
Current site name Barren Creek Deposits
Alternate or previous names Baron Creek Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -75.75274, 38.45724 (WGS84)
Elevation 5

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wicomico(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mardela Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salisbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salisbury(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Wicomico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Quaternary Deposits Undivided

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SINGEWALD, JR, J T, 1911, MD.G.S. VOL 9, PART 3, P. 230.

  • Deposit

    FOR LOCATION SEE MAP ATTACHED TO FEDERALSBURG MINE,CAROLINE

  • Deposit

    LISTED AS NO.87.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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.