| Deposit ID | 10242699 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0240150003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Browns Farm Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Cox Chromite Placer |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.97384, 39.71692 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 122 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cecil(county)
Maryland(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bay View(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wilmington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wilmington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Chester-Sassafras(hydrologic unit)
Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maryland | Cecil |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -75.97384, 39.71692 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | State Line District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0240150003 |
PEARRE N HEYL A JR USGS BULL 1082K PGS 787 788 1960
JERMAIN G CONFIDENTIAL WAR MINERALS MEMORANDUM OF THE COX CH
PLACER OF CECIL COUNTY MARYLAND 1943 NO 546
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO SAMPLES WERE TAKEN ON THIS PROPERTY BY AN ENGINEER WITH M AND REPORTED IN USBM REG FILE NO 546 ANALYSES OF THE SANDS THE CR2O3 TO BE 0.3% AND 0.4% NO ESTIMATE WAS MADE ON THE OR RESERVES FOR THIS PROPERTY THERE IS NO CR FE RATIO GIVEN THE CHROME SANDS AND GRAVELS WERE 1.5 TO 3 FT THICK. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-83 | Harrison | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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