Dolfield Placer

Past Producer in Baltimore county in Maryland, United States with commodities Aluminum, Chromium, Iron, Magnesite, Silica, Titanium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10218536
MAS/MILS ID 0240050002
Record type Site
Current site name Dolfield Placer
Alternate or previous names Rose Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.81547, 39.40753 (WGS84)
Elevation 165
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baltimore(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Reisterstown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Baltimore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gunpowder-Patapsco(hydrologic unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Baltimore

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Chromium Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary
Magnesite Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Ultramafic Rocks

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.2M
    Length 136M
    Width 136M
    Area 2HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2
    Date of Last Modification 820616

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1914
Mining method Alluvial Mining
Year of first production 1914
Milling method Gravity

Mining district

District name Soldiersdelight

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mr F A Dolfield
    Interest 100
    Home office Maryland
    Year 1943

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER: F.A. DOLFIELD. OTHER NAME: ROSE PLACER.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1943
    Indicated 1840mt ore
    Demonstrated 1840mt ore
    Inferred 1840mt ore
    Total resources 3680mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 20 wt-pct Chromium Major 1943

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE ORE RESERVES HAVE BEEN ROUNDED FROM 36,300 MT TO 36,000. THE RESERVES HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN TERMS OF WASHED SAND. THE TONNAGES AND GRADES IN QUANTITY MATRIX HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO INCLUDE TOTAL MATERIAL OF DEPOSIT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1.8HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .8
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity 200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 2.78
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 180
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    JERMAIN, G., CONFIDENTIAL WAR MINERALS REPORT OF DOLFIELD

  • Reserve-Resource

    CHROMITE PLACER REGIONAL FILE NO 531 1943

  • Deposit

    PEARRE N HEYL A U S G S BULL 1082K PG 760 1960 PLATE 40 # 16

  • Deposit

    PEARRE N HEYL A THE HISTORY OF CHROMITE MINING IN PA & MD PA

  • Deposit

    EOL SURVEY I C 14 PGS 15-16 1959

  • Deposit

    PEARRE, N. AND A. HEDL. CHROMITE AND OTHER MINERAL DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    IN THE PIEDMONT UPLANDS, MARYLAND. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    CHROMITE PLACER REGIONAL FILE NO 531, USBM, 1943

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE LUTZ CHROMITE PROPERTY ADJOINS THE DOLFIELD PLACER THE DOMAIN MAY NOW BE STATE OWNED AS THE RESULT OF A RECENT PROGRAM TO ACQUIRE LANDS AND DESIGNATE TH ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT AREAS AND WATER RESOURCE SITES CALLED THE SOLDIERS DELIGHT STATE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL AREA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-FEB-95 Hartos U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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