| Deposit ID | 10177951 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420010014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Center Mills Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Near Center Mills |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.21158, 39.95532 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 174 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Adams(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Biglerville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hagerstown(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 | Adams |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -77.21158, 39.95532 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420010014 |
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN C1, 1932, PP. 139-145.
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN M50, 1964, PART 3, SHEET 1.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REC 030- LOCATION IS OF TOWN OF CENTER MILLS. THE REFERENCE DESCRIBES LOCATION AS FARMS ABOUT CENTER MILLS. GOOD ORE WAS TO HAVE BEEN FOUND NEARBY IN BEDS 15 TO 24 INCHES THICK. THE ORE IS MAGNETITE, AND ONE SAMPLE WAS ANALYZED BY THE PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AT 67.97 % IRON. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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