Scott Mine

Past Producer in Chester county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodity Chromium
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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10226085
MAS/MILS ID 0420290010
Record type Site
Current site name Scott Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.04404, 39.74082 (WGS84)
Elevation 130
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chester(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rising Sun(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Chester

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Magnesite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.04404, 39.74082

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #2 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name State Line District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner National Minerals Co
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS. BULLETIN 1082-K, PAGE 779. 1960

  • Deposit

    PEARRE N., HEYL A. HISTORY OF CHROMITE MINING IN PA. AND MD.

  • Deposit

    EOL. & TOPOG. SURVEY IC 14

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1975 ENTRIES - THE NAMES OF THE CURRENT OWNER OPERATOR ARE UNDETERMINED. THE NATIONAL MINERALS CO OPERATED DURING WWI. KNOPF 1922 PG 91 REPORTS THAT AVERAGE SAMPLES OF THE DISSEMINATED ORE FROM THE DUMPS SHOWED 33 TO 34% BY WEIGHT OF CHROMITE IN AREA CHROMITE DEPOSITS SUGGESTED FOR CHEMICAL USES. THE MINE IS REPORTED TO HAVE REACHED A DEPTH OF 200 TO 250 F HOUGH SOME SOURCES SAY IT REACHED A DEPTH OF 400 FT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Harrison U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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