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Map Archive of New Jersey's Abandoned Mines Sept. 2011
The mining industry of New Jersey dates back to
the 1600's when copper was first mined by Dutch settlers along the
Delaware River in Warren County. One of the first iron mines in
the United States was located, around 1710, in the Mt. Hope section of Rockaway
Township, Morris County. There are approximately 450
underground mines in New Jersey, all of which are now abandoned.
In many cases, very little information was compiled regarding the
mines. The New Jersey Geological Survey (NJGS) has scanned
the mine maps in its collection and acquired other maps making
them available for download as Adobe ™ PDF documents. The maps in this collection
are from mines in the northern half of the state in 9 of the 10 counties where all of the undergound mining
activities in New Jersey took place. The counties represented in this collection are Sussex, Warren, Morris, Bergen,
Hunterdon, Passaic, Middlesex, Somerset and Union . There are no maps from Essex County in this collection. Mine
maps can be important in the remediation of any subsidence or collapse
events, pollution tracking and remediation, historical research, land development and open space purchases.
Currently, in the Survey archives, there are 622 published and unpublished mine maps that date from around 1867 to 1983. These
maps of the mines include plan views of surface and subsurface workings
as well as profiles of the workings. Some of the maps
contain magnetic surveys, boring locations and or boring information
and may depict local geology and ore seams. Some show
cultural features and land holdings in the area of the mines. Many are
copies of original maps of varying dates. The information contained on the maps may or may not be accurate or to scale ( Information Disclaimer).
Images of the mine maps have been created by scanning
the maps on a large format scanner at a resolution of 300 dpi
using RGB color to tiff images. The tiff images were then
converted to Adobe™ PDF documents. These mine maps are
available for download from the list below. Many other mine
maps were originally published as parts of NJGS reports. These
reports are available as online Adobe™ PDF documents.
The mine maps in these reports can be accessed through links to the
reports. Source information for many of the scanned mine maps is
also available in this list. (Additional Map Links and Reference Information).
Image: Peters Iron Mine, Ringwood Boro, Passaic County, by Meredith E. Johnson, September 1947.
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INFORMATION DISCLAIMER:
The State of New Jersey makes great effort
to provide secure, accurate and complete information. However, portions
of the information contained here may be incorrect or not current.
The State of New Jersey, its officers,
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non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness
for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given
with respect to the contents of these documents.
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Click on a link below for an Adobe™ PDF document containing mine maps.
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Bergen County |
Schuyler/Arlington Copper Mine, North Arlington Boro |
Hunterdon County |
Flemington Copper Mine, Flemington Boro |
Henry Tunnel Mine,
Bethlehem Township |
Turkey Hill Mine and Swayze Mine, Bethlehem Township |
Wildcat and Van Syckles Mines, High Bridge Boro |
Middlesex County |
New Brunswick Copper Mine, New Brunswick City |
Morris County |
Baptist Church-Hilt Mines, Mt. Olive Township |
Baker Mine, Mine Hill Township |
Baker Mine, Rockaway Township |
Beach Glen Mine, Rockaway Township |
Black Hills Mine, Mine Hill Township |
Byram Mine, Mine Hill Township |
Canfield Mine, Mine Hill Township |
Chester Mines, Chester Boro and Township |
Copperas Mine and Bancroft Shaft, Rockaway Township |
Crane Iron Company Lands, Mine Hill Township |
Dalrymple
Mine, Randolph Township |
Debow Mine, Pompton Plains, Pequannock Township |
Dickerson Mine, Mine Hill Township |
Ford, Schofield and Glendon Mines, Jefferson Township |
Green Pond Mines, Rockaway Township |
Hibernia Mines, Rockaway Township |
Hoff/Huff Mine, Wharton Boro |
Hurd Mine, Jefferson Township |
Irondale Mines, Mine Hill Township - Wharton Boro |
Langdon-Pitney
Mine, Washington Township |
Mine Hill Area Mines (Jackson, Randall and Baker Mines) |
Mt. Hope Mine Mine Maps, Rockaway Township |
Mt. Hope Mine, Magnetic Survey Maps, Rockaway Township |
Mt.Olive Area Mines, Mt. Olive Township |
Mt.Olive Area Dip Needle Surveys, Mines, Mt. Olive and Roxbury Townships |
Mt. Pleasant, Sterling and Corwin Mines, Wharton Boro |
Naughtright Mine, Washington Township |
Orchard and Hurd Mines, Wharton Boro |
Pardee, Davenport and Winter Mines, Rockaway Township |
Replogle Mine, Mine Hill Township |
Richards Mine, Rockaway Township |
Scrub Oaks Mine, Mine Hill Township |
Silver Spring Mine, Mt. Arlington Boro |
Smith Prospect - Duffee Mines, Jefferson Township |
Weldon and Lower Weldon Mines, Jefferson Township |
Wharton Area Mines, Wharton Boro |
White Meadow Mine, Rockaway Township |
Passaic County |
Ringwood Area Mines, Ringwood Boro |
Somerset County |
Griggstown Copper Mine, Franklin Township |
Somerville Copper Mine, Somerville Boro |
Sussex County |
Allis Exploration, Silver Mine, Byram Township |
Andover, Sulpher Hill, Andover Township |
Bemco Prospect - Charlotte Mine, Byram Township |
Cascade Mine District, Byram Township |
Edison Mines, Cross Sections, Sparta Township |
Edison Mines, Cross Sections with Drill Holes, Sparta Township |
Edison Mines Maps, Sparta Township |
Franklin Mines, Franklin Boro |
Franklin Mines, Trotter - Taylor Mines, Franklin Boro |
Franklin Mines, Property - Tax Maps, Franklin Boro |
Franklin and Sterling Hill Mines, Exploration Maps, Franklin Boro |
French's Mine, Byram Township |
Linn Lott
Property, Sparta Township |
Ogden Mine, Sparta
Township |
Pochuck Mine, Vernon
Township |
Hamburg Mines, Hamburg Boro |
Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg Boro |
Welling Mine, Vernon Township |
Union County |
Copper Mine, Watchung Reservation |
Warren County |
Ahles Mine, Oxford Township |
Barker Mine, Independence Township |
Barton Mine, White Township |
Cummins Mine, Independence Township |
Frederick Francis Mine Property, Independence Township |
Green Farm Exploration, Independence Township |
Haggerty Farm and Shields Mines, Allamuchy Township |
Hoit Mine, Hope Township |
Howell Mine, Independence Township |
Kaiser Mine, White Township |
Mt. Bethel Area Dip Needle Surveys, Independence Township |
Oxford Mines, Oxford Township |
Pahaquarry Mine,
Hardwick Township |
Pequest Mines, Oxford Township |
Potter Farm Mine, Independence Township |
Queen Mine, Oxford Township |
Schaefer Farm Exploration, Independence Township |
Shoemaker Mine, White Township |
Searle Mine, Independence Township |
Scranton Lease Exploration, Independence Township |
Stinson Mine, Independence Township |
Waterloo Mine, Allamuchy Township |
Statewide and Regional Maps |
New Jersey Statewide and Regional Mine Maps |
Other Mine Documents |
Mine Processing Flow Sheets |
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