Commodities
PrimaryIron, Sulfur
SecondaryCopper, Nickel
TertiaryUranium, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlMetamorphosed Iron And Sulfide Rich Beds And Magmatic Fluids
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Uraninite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Hornblende Gneiss
Associated rockDiorite · Diorite;Prec 620 My, Zircon;Prec 920 My, Uraninite(Pb-Th)
StructureNortheast Trending Horst Blocks ; Reg.Trends: Northeast, Fold Axis, Faults
Tectonic settingMuch Faulted Horst
AlterationMetamorphism, Granitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1865-1880
First production1865
Discovery year1839
Identification
Deposit ID10067409
MRDS IDW000156
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.3261, -73.94984
References
KLEMIC, H., 1957, "URANIUM IN PHILLIPS MINE", USGS TRACE ELEMENTS REPT 530, MAP, PG 1-57.KEMP, J. F., 1894, "NICKEL MINE AT GAP, PENN., AND PYRRHOTITE AT ANTHONY'S NOSE", N. Y., AM. INST. MIN. ENG. TRANS., V. 24, PG 620-633.1884 GEOLMAP KEMP, J. F., SCHOLASTIC1911 GEOLMAP LOVEMAN, M. H., SCHOLASTIC1956 DIREXPL MINES, INC. PRIVATE, RADIOACTIVE ANOMALIES1957 DIREXPL KLEMIC, H., USGS, RADIOACTIVE ANOMALIESKEMP, 1894