| Deposit ID | 10226429 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420710056 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pequea Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.31135, 39.94312 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 99 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lancaster(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Conestoga(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 |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.31135, 39.94312 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420710056 |
ROSE, A.W., (1970), "METAL MINES AND OCCURRENCES IN PENNSYLV
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FOOSE, R.M. (1947), "GEOLOGIC NOTES ON THE PEQUEA SILVER-MIN
ASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA", PROC. PENNA. ACAD. SCI., V.21,
FREEDMAN, J. (1968), PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, AND "CONTROLS O
N, AG ORE SOLUTIONS, PIEDMONT, SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA" (A
GEOL. SOC. OF AMER., PROGRAM FOR 1968 ANNUAL MEETING, P. 103
MILLER, B.L. (1924), "LEAD AND ZINC ORES OF PENNSYLVANIA", 4
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. M5 91 PP. -- INCLUDED IN BACKUP FILES.
PIERCE, J.W. (1947), "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PEQUEA SILVER M
CASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA", PROC. PENNA. ACAD. SCI., V.21,
57.
WISE, D.U. (1960), "THE PEQUEA "SILVER" MINE, 25TH ANNUAL FI
F. OF PENNA. GEOL., GUIDEBOOK, P. 53-59.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DATE OF COMMENTS: JUNE, 1976. REC. 030, LOCATION: LATITUDE-LONGITUDE WAS MEASURED FROM LOC GIVEN IN REF. 700 AND RESULTING COORDINATES WERE TRANSFERRED MINUTE QUADRANGLE TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS TO GET ELEVATION. QUARTZ IS A NON-RECOVERABLE GANGUE MINERAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Dunn, George | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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