Mine detail: Manchester Deposit

Previously called 'Asarco'

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Location

Lat / long: 39.98334, -74.34958

Resource(M)

Primary: Titanium, Metal
Ore: Ilmenite, Rutile
Discovery year: 1956

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1973
Last production ended: 1982

Geology

Host type:Sand and Gravel
Structure:Deltaic

References

MRDSISM0731
DEP10024979
Reference{Deposit:: SKILLINGS, 1973, ASARCO DEDICATES MANCHESTER ILMENITE MINE IN NEW JERSEY: V. 62, NO. 44, P. 8.}{Deposit:: MARKEWICZ, F.J., 1969, ILMENITE DEPOSITS OF THE NEW JERSEY COASTAL PLAIN, IN SUBITSKY, S., ED., GEOLOGY OF SELECTED AREAS IN NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA: NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS, P. 363-382.}{Deposit:: US BUREAU OF MINES, 1942-84, MINERALS YEARBOOK (1939-84): WASHINGTON, D.C., US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, 106 V.}{Deposit:: FANTEL, R.J., ET AL, 1986, TITANIUM MINERALS AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, US BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9061.}
ReporterForce, Eric R.