Mine detail: Black Hills Mine

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Location: Morris County, New Jersey, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.86611, -74.61487
dep_id: 10082398
mrds_id: W055137
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Magnetite
gangue: Apatite
work_type: Surface/Underground
Reporter: Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.)
hrock_unit: Mixed Gneiss
hrock_type: Gneiss
Year first produced: 1879
yr_lst_prd: 1900
References:
  • Deposit:: BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910. IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST;
  • Deposit:: FIELD CHECKED 1986
  • Deposit:: COOK, GEORGE H., 1879. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1879
  • Deposit:: SMOCK, JOHN C., 1891. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST OF THE YEAR 1890
  • Deposit:: SIMS, P.K., 1955.
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