New Jersey · Morris County
Past Producer

Drake Mine

Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeUnknown
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1854
Last production1870
Discovery year1854
Identification
Deposit ID10106383
MRDS IDW055195
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.85139, -74.7257
References
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S. 1910, IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST; PG 328FIELD CHECKED 1986KITCHELL, WILLIAM 1856, SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, FOR THE YEAR 1855; PG 177N.J. DEPT OF LABOR & INDUSTRY, MINE SAFETY SECTION; 1978, ABANDONED IRON MINES OF MT. OLIVE, ROXBURY, MT. ARLINGTON TOWNSHIPS MORRIS COUNTY N.J. 1978; PG. 7