| 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 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.9475, 40.80191 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 418 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Centre |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Trench (1) | -77.9475, 40.80191 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Scotia Mining Co. |
| Home office | Pennsylvania |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420270019 |
SECOND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF PA., REPORT T4, 1884, PP 218-226
WAR MINERALS REPORT 91.495, 1944, PP 1-13, 22, 44, 45.
| 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). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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