Mine detail: Pikes Peak Mine

Previously called 'Franklin Iron Mine'

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Location: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States, North America
Lat / long: 41.11222, -74.58765
dep_id: 10021736
mrds_id: DE01126
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Magnetite
work_type: Surface
Reporter: Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.)
hrock_unit: Franklin Formation
hrock_type: Marble
yfp_ba: <
Year first produced: 1855
yr_lst_prd: 1881
References:
  • Deposit:: BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910. IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST.
  • Deposit:: FIELD CHECKED 1987.
  • Deposit:: COOK, GEORGE H., 1879. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1879.
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