| Deposit ID | 10299698 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420710054 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | East Petersburg Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Railroad Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.35795, 40.11112 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 116 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lancaster(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lancaster(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 | Lancaster |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Dolomite | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.35795, 40.11112 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420710054 |
ROSE, A.W., (1970), "METAL MINES AND OCCURRENCES IN PENNSYLV
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH SERIES, BULL. M-50, PART 3, INCLUDED I
P FILES
FRAZER, P. (1880), "THE GEOLOGY OF LANCASTER COUNTY," PA. GE
VEY (2ND), REPT. CCC.
MILLER, B.L. (1924), "LEAD AND ZINC ORES OF PENNSYLVANIA" 4T
EOL. SURVEY, BULL. M5, 91 PP., INCLUDED IN BACKUP FILES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DATE OF COMMENTS: JUNE, 1976. REC. 030, LOCATION: LATITUDE-LONGITUDE WAS MEASURED FROM LOC GIVEN IN REF. 700 AND RESULTING COORDINATES WERE TRANSFERRED MINUTE QUADRANGLE TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS TO GET ELEVATION. DOLOMITE IS A NON-RECOVERABLE GANGUE MINERAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Dunn, George | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 10/03/2022 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3600023 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | East Petersburg Quarry |
| Current operator | Pennsy Supply Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | CRH PLC |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (164 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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