Mine detail: Pahaquarry Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 41.03139, -75.03182

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Chalcocite
Discovery year: 1650

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Last production ended: 1906

Geology

Host rock:High Falls
Host type:Sandstone
Structure:Bedding Planes & Joints Along Which Copper Is Also Disseminated
Tectonic:Newark Rift Basin

References

MRDSW055222
DEP10082476
ReferenceWOODWARD, H.P., 1944, COPPER MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BULL. 5
ReporterMaster, Julian A. (Bell, Christy A.)