| Deposit ID | 10177620 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420710010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Carter Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Texas Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.10654, 39.73112 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 79 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lancaster(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 | Lancaster |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.10654, 39.73112 |
|---|
| Operation type | 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 |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420710010 |
PEARRE N HEYL A USGS B 1082K PG 778 779 1960
PEARRE N. HEYL A. PA. GEOL. SUR. IC 14 PGS. 3,11 ;1959.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MINE WAS CLOSED BEFORE 1875 BECAUSE THE OPERATORS WERE U O COPE WITH WATER IN THE SHAFTS THE ORE WAS REPORTED TO BE LOW GRADE & MOSTLY DISSEMINATED B GREAT DEAL OF MASSIVE CHROMITE SIMILAR TO THE HIGH GRADE ORE HE WOOD MINE AS WELL AS SOME DISSEM CHROMITE WAS FOUND IN TH BY PEARRE AND HEYL USGS BULL 1082K PG 778. NO ANALYSES OF CHROMITE OR CR FE RATIO ARE AVAILABLE. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Harrison | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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