New Jersey · Morris County
Past Producer

Mt. Hope Iron Mine & Plant

Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1710
Identification
Deposit ID10174730
MRDS IDW020292
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.9331, -74.53569
References
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, ANDPETROLEUM ENGINEERS INC. SME MINING ENGINEERING HANDBOOK,PORT CITY PRESS, BALTIMORE, VOL. 1, SECTION 12, 1973,PP. 140 - 150.BEHRE DOLBEAR & COMPANY, INC. THE MOUNT HOPE MINE. FEBRUARY1978. (FEASIBILITY STUDY DONE FOR THE CHEMICAL BANK OFNEW YORK. AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, C. EVANS, U. S. AGRICUL-TURAL DEPT., FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION, WASHINGTON,D.C.).HAUSNER, E. REVOLUTIONARY WAR IRON MINE REOPENS IN NEWJERSEY. THE NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 27, 1977.SIMS, P. K. GEOLOGY OF THE DOVER MAGNETITE DISTRICT, MORRISCOUNTY, N.J. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 982 G, 1953,PP. 291 - 295.SIMS, P.K. GEOLOGY AND MAGNETITE DEPOSITS OF THE DOVERDISTRICT, MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYPROFESSIONAL PAPER 287, 1958, PP. 80 - 95.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OFMINING. 1977, P. 207.