| Deposit ID | 10275113 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0421330022 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wellsville Mines |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.95047, 40.05972 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 160 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
York(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wellsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Harrisburg(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 | York |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.95047, 40.05972 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Dillsburg |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0421330022 |
PA.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (2ND), REPORT CC, 1877, PP 229-239.
4TH PA.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN C-67, 1939, P 184.
PA.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN M50, 1964, PART 3, SHEET 2.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE LOCATION GIVEN IN RECORD 030 IS THE APPROXIMATE CENTER O GROUP OF MINES NEAR WELLSVILLE. THESE MINES WERE SMALL AND PRODUCED ONLY A LITTLE MICACEOUS ORE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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