Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlVein
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite
Geology
Host rockShale · Brunswick
Tectonic settingNewark Rift Basin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1751
Last production1868
Discovery year1750
Identification
Deposit ID10081866
MRDS IDW044256
Alternate namesFrench Mine, Raritan Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.51222, -74.45737
References
WOODWARD, H.P., COPPER MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BULL. 57