| Deposit ID | 10169984 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0240050010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.82577, 39.41583 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 173 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baltimore(county)
Maryland(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Reisterstown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Baltimore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Gunpowder-Patapsco(hydrologic unit)
Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maryland | Baltimore |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Calcium | Tertiary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Water, Free | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.82577, 39.41583 |
|---|
| Strike | N10W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 55W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 12M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 0.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Soldiersdelight |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0240050010 |
PEARRE N HEYL A JR USGS BULL 1082K PGS 757 759 1960
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM WHICH MAY FURTHER PREVENT DEVELOPMENT SOLDIERS DELIGHT DISTRICT ARE LISTED IN RECORDS 802 811. THE DOMAIN MAY NOW BE STATE OWNED AS RESULT OF A RECENT PROGRAM TO ACQUIRE LANDS AND DESIGNATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT AREAS AND WATER RESOURCE SITES CAL E SOLDIERS DELIGHT STATE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL AREA FROM THE ERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE BALTIMORE REGION SEPT 1972 PRE ED BY THE BALTIMORE COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL A TELEP CONVERSATION WITH THE SAME PLANNING BOARD CONFIRMED THAT THE HAS PURCHASED LARGE TRACTS IN THE AREA FOR THE PURPOSE OF PR G ITS NATURAL FEATURES A FEW OF THE PLACER STREAMS DRAIN INT ERTY LAKE A RESERVOIR FOR THE BALTIMORE CITY AREA REC 010 COLS 18 41 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CHROMITE AS GIVEN IN 6 USGS BUL 1082K CR2O3 41.5% AL203 7.7% FEO 17.6% MGO 17.9% CAO .6% T102 .09% S102 8.8% H20 3.7% C02 1.4% THE CR FE IS 2 :1. REC 080 COLS 17 18 THE ORE BODY SEEMS TO BE A THIN VEINLIKE ASSIVE IN THE CENTER AND DISSEMINATED NEAR THE MARGINS. REC 080 COLS. 53-58,63-68 WHERE MINED THE LENS WAS PROBABLY 1 AND 2 FT WIDE AND AT LEAST 40 FT LONG ITS EXTENSION DOWNDI IS UNKNOWN SAMPLE ANALYSIS AS GIVEN IN USGS BULL 1082K TABLE 6 DOES NOT MEET CURRENT GSA SPECS FOR DETERMINING TYPE GRADE IN GENERAL. HOWEVER PA AND MD ORES WERE MOST EXTENSIVELY USED BY CHEMICAL INDUSTRY. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Harrison | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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