| Deposit ID | 10223089 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0340190015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Flemington Copper Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mechanic Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.8671, 40.50671 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 31 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hunterdon(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Flemington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Raritan(hydrologic unit)
Lower Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Hunterdon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Chrysocolla | Unknown |
| Cuprite | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -74.8671, 40.50671 |
|---|
| Area | 5HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1834 |
| Year of first production | 1852 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Municipality |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Village Of Flemington |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | New Jersey |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0340190015 |
U.S.B.M. WAR MINERALS MEMORANDUM. "FLEMINGTON COPPER MINE" R
FILE NO.E-283
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATION / ABOUT 1/2 MILE(0.8 KM) SOUTHWEST OF THE FLEMINGTO HOUSE. HISTORY / MINE DISCOVERED PRIOR TO 1834 AND WORKED INTERMITT NTIL 1860. NO WORK REPORTED SINCE THAT TIME. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Potts, R.R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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