Scotia Mine

Past Producer in Centre county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodity Iron
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10299704
MAS/MILS ID 0420270019
Record type Site
Current site name Scotia Mine
Alternate or previous names Gray Bank, Red Bank, Eckley Bank

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -77.9475, 40.80191 (WGS84)
Elevation 418
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Centre(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Julian(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

State College(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Harrisburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bald Eagle(hydrologic unit)

West Branch Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)

Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Centre

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -77.9475, 40.80191

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Scotia Mining Co.
    Home office Pennsylvania
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SECOND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF PA., REPORT T4, 1884, PP 218-226

  • Deposit

    WAR MINERALS REPORT 91.495, 1944, PP 1-13, 22, 44, 45.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE REFERENCE ON RECORD 701 INCLUDES POND BANK AND LAMBOURN THE SCOTIA MINES. HOWEVER, THESE 2 BANKS WERE INCLUDED IN T BUFFALO RUN GROUP BY REFERENCE 700, AND WERE ENTERED AS SUCH THE ORE IS LIMONITE INTIMATELY MIXED WITH SAND AND CLAY. 1,7 TONS WERE MINED DURING A LONG PERIOD IN THE 1800S. REFERENCE ESTIMATES RESERVES OF 3,836,800 TONS (4,067,800 TONS INCLUDI RED BANK).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-83 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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