| Deposit ID | 10299174 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0421330019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dillsburg Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Underwood, Mccormick, Longnecker,, Smyser, Altland, Jauss, King, Bel, L, Price, Cox, Logan, and Grove |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.01137, 40.10782 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 193 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
York(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dillsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carlisle(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Harrisburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Susquehanna-Swatara(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) | -77.01137, 40.10782 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1855 |
| 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 | 0421330019 |
USGS BULLETIN 359, 1908, PP 74-92
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN M50, 1964, PART 3, SHEET 2.
US BUR. OF MINES, R.I. 4145, 1947, 13 P.
USGS BULLETIN 969-A, 1950, 25 P.
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (2ND), REPORT CC, 1877, PP 1501-1513.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REC 020- MCCORMICK AND CO. WAS THE FORMER OPERATOR OF SOME O MINES. NOTE- REC 030- LOCATION IS FOR THE BELL MINE, WHICH IS THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE DILLSBURG MINES. LOCATIONS OF THE THE MINES ARE AS FOLLOWS: (UTM) MINE NAME NORTHING EASTING MCCORMICK 4442070 328200 UNDERWOOD 4441870 328180 LONGNECKERS 4441930 328310 SMYSER 4441640 328260 ALTLAND 4441610 328430 JAUSS 4441800 328960 KING 4441770 329070 PRICE 4440870 329100 COX 4440880 329220 LOGAN 4440880 329420 GROVE 4440680 328620 THE TOTAL PRODUCTION FOR ALL OF THE DILLSBURG MINES IS ABOUT 1,500,000 TONS OF MAGNETITE ORE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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