| Deposit ID | 10250169 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420010012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Widow Bruchs Bank |
| Alternate or previous names | Idaville |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.18688, 40.00142 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 244 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Adams(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Holly Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carlisle(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Harrisburg(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 | Adams |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -77.18688, 40.00142 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1835 |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420010012 |
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN C1 1932 PP. 139-145
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN M50, 1964, PART 3, SHEET 1.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A 50 FT. PIT WAS DUG AND A DRIFT WAS DRIVEN FROM ITS BOTTOM. WAS STOPPED BECAUSE OF FLOODING. ORE WAS MAGNETITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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