New Jersey · Morris County
Past Producer

Mount Hope Mine-Spencer Sha

Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueApatite, Biotite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Pyroxene Gneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1710
Last production1969
Identification
Deposit ID10021783
MRDS IDDE01277
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.93389, -74.51736
References
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910. IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGISTFIELD CHECKED 1987.SIMS, P.K., 1958. GEOLOGY AND MAGNETITE DEPOSITS OF THE DOVER DISTRICT, MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 287.KUMMEL, H.B., 1890. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1890.PERMANENT NOTES OF THE NJGS, ON FILE IN TRENTON, NJ.