| Deposit ID | 10202392 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420710012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wet Pit |
| Alternate or previous names | South Rock Springs Pit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.15494, 39.72672 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 128 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lancaster(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Conowingo Dam(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Lancaster |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.15494, 39.72672 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | State Line District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420710012 |
PEARRE N HEYL A JR USGS BULL 1082K PG 772 1960
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS PIT IS LOCATED NEAR NEW DEVELOPMENT - A CHURCH. THEREFORE THERE MAY BE SOME OPPOSITION TO RENEWED MINING HERE. POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM THERE ARE NO ANALYSES OF CHROMITE OR CR FE RATIO GIVEN FOR TO DEPOSIT IN GENERAL HOWEVER THE PA AND MARYLAND ORES WOULD PROBABLY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CHEMICAL GRADE. THE MINE CONSISTS OF THREE SMALL WATER FILLED SHAFTS TRENDING DEG W. TWO SMALL PILES OF LOW GRADE DISSEMINATED ORE REMAIN NE AND OF THE MAIN SHAFT. THE LARGE DUMP FROM THE THREE SHAFTS CONTAIN MUCH SPARSELY DISSEMINATED CHROMITE IN SCHLIEREN BANDS AND I R LENSES IN SERPENTINE. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Harrison | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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