Mine detail: Lakehurst Deposit

Previously called 'Glidden Durkee Deposit'

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Location

Lat / long: 40.06668, -74.33291

Resource(M)

Primary: Titanium, Metal
Ore: Ilmenite, Rutile
Discovery year: 1957

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1962
Last production ended: 1976

Geology

Host rock:Cohansey Formation
Host type:Sand and Gravel
Structure:Deltain

References

MRDSISM0730
DEP10024978
Reference{Deposit:: MINING ENGINEERING, 1962, GLIDDEN READIES NEW JERSEY HEAVY MINERAL OPERATION: V. 14, NO. 1, P. 38-39.}{Deposit:: PUFFER, J.H., AND COUSMINER, H.L., 1982, FACTORS CONTROLLING THE ACCUMULATION OF TITANIUM-OXIDE-RICH SANDS IN THE COHANSEY FORMATION, LAKEHURST AREA, NEW JERSEY: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 77, NO. 2, P. 379-391.}{Deposit:: FANTEL, R.J., ET AL, 1986, TITANIUM MINERALS AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, US BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9061, 48 P.}{Production:: UNPUBLISHED DATA}
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