Yingling Bros. Sand-Chrome Prop.

Prospect in Chester county in Pennsylvania, 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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10177695
MAS/MILS ID 0420290015
Record type Site
Current site name Yingling Bros. Sand-Chrome Prop.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.09244, 39.73362 (WGS84)
Elevation 76

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Chester

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.09244, 39.73362

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
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 Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Yingling Bros
    Interest 100
    Home office Maryland
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JERMAIN G CONFIDENTAAL WAR MINERALS MEMORANDUM YINGLING BROT

  • Deposit

    SAND CHROME DEPOSIT REGIONAL FILE NO 799 1943

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1975 ENTRIES - OWNERS NAMES TAKEN FROM WMR REG FILE NO 799 1943 THE RRENT OWNERS NAME UNDETERMINED THIS SAND CHROME DEPOSIT IS FOUND IN A WIDE FLAT STREAM BOTTOM, WHICH IS PARTIALLY TILLED AND PARTLY USED FOR MEADOW LAND. FOUR AUGER HOLES AND ONE CUT WERE TAKEN A PROPERTY THESE SAMPLES WERE TAKEN OVER A LENGTH OF 2,800 FT. SAMPLES WERE TREATED BY TABLING. THE SAMPLES WERE OF LOW GRAD AVERAGING 10% CR2O3. THIS LOW GRADE DEPOSIT DOES NOT MEET THE LOWER RESOURCE LIMITS FOR COSTING AREA CHROMITE DEPOSITS SUG FOR CHEMICAL USES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Harrison U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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