Wilkins Mine

Past Producer in Harford county in Maryland, United States with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10267087
MAS/MILS ID 0240250003
Record type Site
Current site name Wilkins Mine
Alternate or previous names Wilkens Mine, John W. Carman Property

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.45245, 39.60562 (WGS84)
Elevation 174
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Harford(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jarrettsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

York(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gunpowder-Patapsco(hydrologic unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Harford

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.45245, 39.60562

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jaretsvil-Dubln

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PEARRE N HEYL A JR USGS BULL 1082K PGS 764 765 1960

  • Deposit

    PEARRE N PA GEOL SUR I C 14 PG 9 1959

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A DUMP SAMPLE PRESUMABLY OF MASSIVE ORE REPORTEDLY ASSAYED 4 203 AND 19% FEO, MAKING THE CR:FE RATIO ABOUT 2.2:1.0. THIS DEPOSIT WOULD PROBABLY COME CLOSEST TO THE CURRENT GSA FOR THE CHEMICAL GRADE CHROMITE. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Harrison U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.