Mine detail: New Stirling Mine

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Location: Morris County, New Jersey, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.8975, -74.5857
dep_id: 10021804
mrds_id: DE01303
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Magnetite
gangue: Pyroxene
work_type: Surface/Underground
Reporter: Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.)
hrock_unit: Quartz Feldspar Gneiss
hrock_type: Gneiss
Year first produced: 1890
yr_lst_prd: 1900
References:
  • Deposit:: BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910. IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. II OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST.
  • Deposit:: FIELD CHECKED 1987.
  • Deposit:: SIMS. P.K., 1958. GEOLOGY AND MAGNETITE DEPOSITS OF THE DOVER DIST., MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER #287.
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