| Deposit ID | 10177614 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420290009 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hillside Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.11154, 39.72672 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 80 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chester(county)
Pennsylvania(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Chester |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Magnesite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.11154, 39.72672 |
|---|
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | State Line District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | National Minerals Co |
| Home office | Pennsylvania |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420290009 |
US GEOLOGYICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1082K P 774 1960
PEARRE N HEYL A THE HISTORY OF CHROMITE MINING IN PA AND MD
PA TOPO & GEOL SURVEY 1C 14 1959
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 1975 - AREA CHROMITE DEPOSITS SUGGESTED FOR CHEMICAL USES. DURING WW I THE NATIONAL MINERALS CO FOUND A DEPOSIT 8 FT BY LONG AND 12 TO 18 INCHES WIDE OF CHROMITE THAT ANALYZED 42%. THE COMPANY MINED THIS ORE AND SHIPPED APPROX 12 TONS OF ORE. THE 42% CR2O3 FIGURE ABOVE IS THE ONLY ANALYSIS OF ORE GIVEN AND THERE IS NO CR FE RATIO GIVEN. ADDITIONAL MINERALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHROMITE INCLUDE WILLIAMSITE, PICROLITE, AMB ASBESTOS AND KAMMERITE. CURRENT NAMES OF OWNER OPERATOR UNDETERMINED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Harrison | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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