Mine detail: Glen Ridge Mine

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Location: Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.79944, -74.20208
dep_id: 10081867
mrds_id: W044258
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcocite, Chrysocolla
ore_ctrl: Veins & Fractures
Reporter: Master, Julian A. (Bell, Christy A.)
hrock_unit: Brunswick
hrock_type: Sandstone
tectonic: Newark Rift Basin
Year first produced: 1746
yr_lst_prd: 1760
References:
  • WOODWARD, H.P., 1944, COPPER MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BULLETIN 57
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