| Deposit ID | 10275418 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420290035 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hopewell Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.79903, 40.17031 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 213 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chester(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elverson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Reading(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Schuylkill(hydrologic unit)
Lower Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)
Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Chester |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -75.79903, 40.17031 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Elverson Ore And Stone Co. (Formerly) |
| Home office | Pennsylvania |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420290035 |
USGS BULLETIN 891, 1938, PP. 121-122.
WAR MINERALS REPORT 91.883, 1944, PP. 9,10.
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN M50, 1964, PART 3, SHEET 2.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS MINE WAS WORKED FOR MANY YEARS IN EARLY TIMES, AND WAS WORKED BETWEEN 1877 AND 1880. ELVERSON ORE AND STONE CO. REO THE MINE IN 1911, AND PRODUCED ABOUT 1000 TONS PER MONTH. TH WAS CLOSED IN 1914, AND IN 1917 IT WAS TERMED EXHAUSTED. THE HAD A SHAFT 75 FT. DEEP, AND AN OPEN PIT. THE MAGNETIC ORE B AN AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 30 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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