| 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 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.8966, 40.02192 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 351 |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Franklin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -77.8966, 40.02192 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| 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 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420550013 |
ANNUAL REPORT OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF PA. FOR 1886, PART IV, 1887
PP 1490- 1499.
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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