| Deposit ID | 10202148 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420950035 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wharton Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.31631, 40.56671 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 139 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Northampton(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hellertown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Allentown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lehigh(hydrologic unit)
Upper Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)
Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Northampton |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -75.31631, 40.56671 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1852 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thomas Iron Co. (Formerly) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420950035 |
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN C48, 1939, PP 339,340.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS MINE WAS WORKED FIRST AS AN OPEN PIT, AND LATER THROUGH SHAFT. TOTAL PRODUCTION IS ESTIMATED TO BE 200000 TONS OF LI ORE, AVERAGING 43 % IRON. SOME CARBONATE IRON ORE WAS ALSO M |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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