| Deposit ID | 10247554 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0340190007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Swayze Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bethlehem Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.0185, 40.6642 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 282 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hunterdon(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bloomsbury(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Allentown(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 |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -75.0185, 40.6642 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1867 |
| Year of first production | 1868 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | West Portal Mines, Inc. |
| Home office | New Jersey |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0340190007 |
USGS BULLETIN 920, 1941, P 76
US BUREAU OF MINES R.I.4352, 1948, 11 P.
WAR MINERALS REPORT 91.366, 1943, 25 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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