| Deposit ID | 10299733 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420710015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jenkins Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.15714, 39.72812 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 120 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lancaster(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Conowingo Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
York(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baltimore(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 |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.15714, 39.72812 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | State Line District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| 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 | 0420710015 |
PEARRE N HEYL A JR USGS BULL 1082K PGS 772 773 1960
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS MINE IS LOCATED NEAR A CHURCH IN ROC INGS. THERE MAY BE SOME OPPOSITION TO RENEWED MINING HERE. THERE ARE NO ANALYSES OF CHROMITE OR CR FE RATIO GIVEN FOR THIS DEPOSIT. IN GENERAL HOWEVER THE PA AND MARYLAND ORES WOULD PROBABLY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CHEMICAL GRADE. THIS MINE CONSISTS OF TWO MAIN SHAFTS ENLARGED AT THE MOUTH FILLED WITH WATER. FROM USGS BULL 1082K 1960. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Harrison | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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