| Deposit ID | 10250218 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420770024 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Samuel Siegers Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | No. 161 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.58242, 40.63361 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 137 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lehigh(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cementon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Allentown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lehigh(hydrologic unit)
Upper Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)
Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Lehigh |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Trench (1) | -75.58242, 40.63361 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bethlehem Iron Co. (Formerly) |
| Home office | Pennsylvania |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420770024 |
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN M50, 1964, PART 3, SHEET 2.
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH SERIES, BULLETIN C39, 1941, P 283
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PIT IS ABOUT 100 FT. DEEP, WITH 5 FT. OF WATER AT THE BO THE ORE IS LIMONITE. THIS MINE IS 1 OF A GROUP OF MINES WHIC F. PRIME DESCRIBED AS BEING ALONG THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE LIMESTONE. SEE ALSO CALVIN GUTHS MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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