Mine detail: Gap Nickel Mine

Location:	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Lat / long:	39.95641, -76.08297
dep_id:	10067832
mrds_id:	W000685
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Nickel
Minor mineral:	Cobalt, Copper
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Chalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Pyrite
Reporter:	Coury, Anny B., Shaffer, Glenn L.
hrock_type:	Norite
disc_yr:	1718
References:	Deposit:: CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, USGS BULL. 1223, P. 52-53 Deposit:: PHEMISTER, T.C., 1924, JOUR. GEOLOGY, VOL. 32,NO. 6, P. 498-510 Deposit:: KNOPF, E.B., AND JONAS, A.I., 1929, USGS BULL. 799, 156 P. Deposit:: USGS MINERAL RESOURCES, 1882-1891, 1901 Deposit:: CORNWALL, H.R., 1973, NICKEL (CHAPTER IN): U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 820, P.440 ; CORNWALL, H.R., 1973, NICKEL (CHAPTER IN): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 820, P.440; VHAY, JOHN S., BROBST, DONALD A., AND HEYL, ALLEN V., 1973, COBALT (CHAPTER IN): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 820, P.143 Production:: REFERENCE(1) Reserve-Resource:: UNPUBLISHED COBALT REPORT; REFERENCE(1)