Mine detail: Wildcat Mine

Previously called 'Kitchell Mine'

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Location: Morris County, New Jersey, United States, North America
Lat / long: 41.02083, -74.45791
dep_id: 10021765
mrds_id: DE01258
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/Underground
Reporter: Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.)
hrock_unit: Gneiss
hrock_type: Gneiss
Year first produced: 1877
yr_lst_prd: 1886
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., 1887. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1886.
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