Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueBornite, Chalcocite
Geology
Host rockShale · Brunswick
Associated rockBasalt
Tectonic settingNewark Rift Basin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1776
Last production1909
Discovery year1754
Identification
Deposit ID10081861
MRDS IDW044251
Alternate namesBridgewater Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.61472, -74.61515
References
WOODWARD, H.P., 1944, COPPER MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, NEW JERSEY, BULL. 57