Abandoned Mines of New Jersey, 1:24,000, Series DGS03-2, Edition 20250811 (Geol_mine)

Metadata:

Identification Information:

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), New Jersey Geological Survey (NJGS)
Publication Date: 20250811
Title: Abandoned Mines of New Jersey, 1:24,000, Series DGS03-2, Edition 20250811 (Geol_mine)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Geodata Series
Issue Identification: DGS03-2

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Trenton, NJ
Publisher: NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)

Online Linkage: https://www.nj.gov/dep/njgs/geodata/dgs03-2.htm
Online Linkage: https://www.nj.gov/dep/njgs/geodata/index.htm
Online Linkage: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/geowebsplash.htm

Description:

Abstract: The Geographic Information System (GIS) point layer, Abandoned Mines of New Jersey contains locations and attributes for abandoned mines. The shapefile has locations for nine types of abandoned mines which are Copper,
Graphite, Iron, Lead, Mica, Manganese, Sulfide, Uranium and Zinc. There are 588 abandoned mine locations in the database and they are mapped at a scale of 1:24,000. This updated version of the data has undergone
significant changes in two USGS quadrangles since the previous version of this data, dated July 29, 2005, was published. Previously, Bloomsbury, Blairstown, Easton, and High Bridge USGS quadrangles were updated. In this
update, field work by geologists was conducted to improve the locational information of the mines in the Franklin and Riegelsville USGS quadrangles. Some of the mines in these quadrangles were located using the global
positioning system (GPS). Certain mines in these quadrangles were mapped for the first time and appear in this data but not in the previous version of the data. Some known mine locations in the previous version of the
data have been more accurately mapped and the points have been relocated.
Purpose: To provide locations and information on abandoned mines in New Jersey.
Supplemental Information: The points in the data represent both specific and general locations of the mines and their workings. Some of the mines have workings more extensive than depicted by the point in the data, such as numerous openings, air
shafts, entrances, workings etc., that extend farther out than where the point location is shown in the data. Also, some of the mines have been covered over and are not visible from the surface. For the most current
information on the conditions of the abandoned iron mines see the reports from the New Jersey Department of Labor, Office of Mine Safety and Compliance. The reports are numbered 16-24 in the references section and provide
information on the general condition and safety of the iron mines. Please note some of the mines in this data may not be listed in the mine safety reports. Note: This shapefile is combined with an ArcView Legend file
called mines.avl.

Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 20250811

Currentness Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Irregular

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -75.196522
East Bounding Coordinate: -74.126159
North Bounding Coordinate: 41.240758
South Bounding Coordinate: 40.424209

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: none
Theme Keyword: mines
Theme Keyword: graphite
Theme Keyword: copper
Theme Keyword: manganese
Theme Keyword: zinc
Theme Keyword: uranium
Theme Keyword: lead
Theme Keyword: iron
Theme Keyword: mica
Theme Keyword: sulfide
Theme Keyword: geology
Theme Keyword: abandoned

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Category
Theme Keyword: environment

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: User
Theme Keyword: Geol_mine
Theme Keyword: mines

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: USGS Place Names Gazetteer
Place Keyword: New Jersey
Place Keyword: State of New Jersey

Stratum:

Stratum Keyword Thesaurus: none
Stratum Keyword: subsurface

Access Constraints: In most cases, a downloadable shapefile (.zip) version of this layer is also available. Information to download the shapefile can be found in the Distribution Section of this metadata record. This data layer is shown in the
NJDEP's NJ-GeoWeb mapping application accessable through the Online Linkage: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/geowebsplash.htm
Use Constraints: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Data Distribution Agreement. The data provided herein are distributed subject to the following conditions and restrictions: NJDEP assumes no responsibility to
maintain them in any manner or form and disclaims any duty or obligation to either maintain availability of or to update the data. Terms of Agreement 1. All data is provided, as is, without any representation or warranty of
any kind, implied, expressed or statutory including, but not limited to, the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability or fitness for a particular use, freedom from computer virus nor are
any such warranties to be implied with respect to the digital data layers furnished hereunder. User is responsible for understanding the accuracy limitations of all digital data layers provided herein, as documented in the
accompanying cross-reference files (see SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION). Any reproduction or manipulation of the above data must ensure that the coordinate reference system remains intact. 2. Digital data received from the NJDEP
may not be reproduced or redistributed without all the metadata provided. 3. Any maps, publications, reports, or other documents produced as a result of this project that utilize this digital data will credit the NJDEP's
Geographic Information System (GIS) as the source of the data with the following credit/disclaimer: 'This (map/publication/report) was developed using New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Geographic Information
System digital data, but this secondary product has not been verified by NJDEP and is not state-authorized or endorsed.' 4. NJDEP makes no warranty that digital data are free of Copyright or Trademark claims or other
restrictions or limitations on free use or display. Making a copy of this data may be subject to the copyright of trademark laws.
Point of Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, New Jersey Geological Survey
Contact Person: NJGS Webmaster

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: P.O. Box 427, 29 Arctic Parkway
City: Trenton
State or Province: New Jersey
Postal Code: 08625-0427

Contact Voice Telephone: 609 292-1185
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 609-633-1004
Contact Electronic Mail Address: njgsweb@dep.nj.gov

Browse Graphic:

Browse Graphic File Name: https://www.njgeology.org/geodata/dgs03-2.htm#image
Browse Graphic File Description: Web page containing image of abandoned mines of New Jersey.
Browse Graphic File Type: GIF

Security Information:

Security Classification System: none
Security Classification: none
Security Handling Description: none

Native Data Set Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722
Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: NJDEP New Jersey Geological Survey
Publication Date: 1994
Title: NJGS Open-file Map OFM 12, Abandoned Mines of New Jersey, New Jersey Geological Survey, 1994, size 36 x 44, map, scale 1 to 150,000, Price $10.00
Edition: 1994
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:

Series Name: Open File Map Series
Issue Identification: OFM 12

Publication Information:

Publication Place: NJDEP New Jersey Geological Survey
Publisher: New Jersey Geological Survey

Data Quality Information:

Attribute Accuracy:

Attribute Accuracy Report: The accuracy of the locations for some of the abandoned mines is uncertain. Some mines in eight USGS 7.5 minute quadrangles (Bloomsbury, Blairstown, Easton, High Bridge, Franklin, Riegelsville, Dover, and Greenwood Lake)
have been located with the global positioning system and have an accuracy of plus or minus 40 feet. Mines in the other quadrangles have not been located with the global positioning system.

Logical Consistency Report: unknown
Completeness Report: There are no known omissions.
Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: Contact NJGS

Vertical Positional Accuracy:

Vertical Positional Accuracy Report: N/A

Lineage:

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: NJGS
Publication Date: 1994
Title: Abandoned Mines of New Jersey: New Jersey Geological Survey Open-File Map OFM-12, scale 1:150,000. 1994
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:

Series Name: Open File Map
Issue Identification: OFM-12

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Trenton, NJ
Publisher: NJGS

Source Scale Denominator: 150,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 1994

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation: ABANDONED MINES
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Description of the Raritan quadrangle, N.J.: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Atlas, Folio 191, scale 1:125,000. 5. Cook, G.H., 1868, Geology of New Jersey: New Jersey Geological Survey, Newark, New Jersey, 899p. 6.
Darton, N.H., Bayley, W.S., Salisbury, R.D., and Kummel, H.B., 1908, Description of the Passaic quadrangle, N.J.-N.Y.: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Atlas, Folio 157, scale 1:125,000. 7. Ghatge, S. L. and J. S.
Waldner, 1991, Detection of an abandoned mine using high-resolution geophysical methods in Randolph Township, Morris County, New Jersey: New Jersey Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-1, 10 p. 8. Hotz, P.E., 1952,
Magnetite deposits of the Sterling Lake, N.Y.-Ringwood, N.J. area: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 982-F, p. 153-244. 9. Hotz, P.E., Some magnetite deposits in New Jersey: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 995-F, p.
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G.L., and Mosier, M., 1948, Certain magnetite deposits in New Jersey: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations R.I. 4225, 35p. 12. New Jersey Geological Survey, 1994, Abandoned mines of
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Atlas, Folio 191, scale 1:125,000. 39. Bayley, W.S., 1941, Pre-Cambrian geology and mineral resources of the Delaware Water Gap and Easton quadrangles, New Jersey and Pennsylvania: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 920,
98p. MANGANESE 40. Cook, G.H., 1868, Geology of New Jersey: New Jersey Geological Survey, Newark, New Jersey, 899p. 41. Monteverde, D.H., 1997, The Clinton manganese deposit, in, Benimoff, A.I., and Puffer, J.H., eds.,
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Geological Survey, Newark, New Jersey, 899p. 46. Ghatge S. L., 1993, Microgravity method for the detection of abandoned shafts of the Schuyler Copper Mine in northeastern New Jersey: Proceedings of the Symposium on the
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Process Step:

Process Description: The additional mines added and the mines which were repositioned in this version of the data were done after being located by investigating two USGS 7.5 minute quadrangles (Franklin and Riegelsville) on the ground by a
geologist. The newly discovered and revised mine locations totaled 44 and were located using the global positioning system (GPS) and put into a database. The coordinates were recorded in Latitude Longitude with the GPS
receiver. They were then converted to New Jersey State Plane Feet NAD83 northing and easting and exported as a dBASE file. This dBASE file was appended with the previous abandoned mines shapefile dated July 29, 2005.
Any mine location which existed in the previous mines shapefile that had been relocated were deleted from this shapefile before the append so any duplication of mines was avoided.
Process Date: 20060619

Cloud Cover: 0

Spatial Data Organization Information:

Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:

SDTS Terms Description:

SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Entity point
Point and Vector Object Count: 589

Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:

Planar:

Map Projection:

Map Projection Name: Transverse Mercator
Transverse Mercator:

Scale Factor at Central Meridian: 0.999900
Longitude of Central Meridian: -74.500000
Latitude of Projection Origin: 38.833333
False Easting: 492125.000000
False Northing: 0.000000

Planar Coordinate Information:

Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation:

Abscissa Resolution: 0.000512
Ordinate Resolution: 0.000512

Planar Distance Units: survey feet

Geodetic Model:

Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222

Vertical Coordinate System Definition:

Altitude System Definition:

Altitude Datum Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988
Altitude Resolution: 0.000010
Altitude Distance Units: feet
Altitude Encoding Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity and Attribute Information:

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: Geol_mine
Entity Type Definition: Abandoned Mines of New Jersey
Entity Type Definition Source: NJGS

Attribute:

Attribute Label: OBJECTID
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SITENAME
Attribute Definition: Name of the mine.
Attribute Definition Source: NJGS
Attribute Domain Values: