Path Valley Ore Banks

Past Producer in Franklin county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodity Iron
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10201838
MAS/MILS ID 0420550013
Record type Site
Current site name Path Valley Ore Banks
Alternate or previous names Richmond Bog Ore, Mt. Pleasant,, Beaver, Mcgowans, Johnson, Lessig, Carrick, Railroad, George, Umbrill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.8966, 40.02192 (WGS84)
Elevation 351

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Burnt Cabins(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carlisle(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Harrisburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Conococheague-Opequon(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Franklin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.8966, 40.02192

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mr. George Rice (Formerly)
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner South Pa. Mining And Railroad Co. (Formerly)
    Home office Pennsylvania
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Mr. Lucas (Formerly)
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner General Dunn (Formerly)
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner North And Co. (Formerly)
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANNUAL REPORT OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF PA. FOR 1886, PART IV, 1887

  • Deposit

    PP 1490- 1499.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE LOCATION GIVEN IN RECORD 030 IS THE APPROXIMATE CENTER O GROUP OF MINES ON THE EAST FLANK OF TUSCARORA MT., WHICH FOR WEST WALL OF PATH VALLEY. THE ORE BANKS OF THIS GROUP ARE TO FOUND ALONG TUSCARORA MT. FOR SEVERAL MILES BOTH NORTHEAST A SOUTHWEST OF THE GIVEN LOCATION. THESE BANKS WERE ACTIVE IN LATTER HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY, PRODUCING A CONSIDERABLE AM HEMATITE ORE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.