Mine detail: Chimney Rock Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

40.58056, -74.55792

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Ore:	Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Copper
Discovery year:	1800

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Last production ended:	1867

Geology

Host rock:	Brunswick
Host type:	Shale
Associated rock:	Watchung B (First)
Associated type:	Basalt
Tectonic:	Newark Rift Basin

References

MRDS	W044254
DEP	10081864
Reference	WOODWARD, H.P., 1944, MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BULL. 5
Reporter	Master, Julian A. (Bell, Christy A.)