Pennsylvania · Blair County
Past Producer

Birmingham Culp

Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States
LeadZincBarium-Barite
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Description

Mining In Area Starated In 1778

Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1778
Discovery year1750
Identification
Deposit ID10084772
MRDS IDW102219
Alternate namesUnion Furnace Sinking Valley AreaSinking Valley Area
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates40.58334, -78.22471
References
ROSE, ARTHUR R., 1970, ATLAS OF PENNSYLVANIA MINERAL RESOURCES, PT 3 METAL MINES AND OCCURRENCES IN PENNSYLVANIA, PA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH SERIES, 14 PS