Final Report of the State Geologist, Volume VII: Iron Mines and Mining in New Jersey

The seventh volume of the Final Report of the State Geologist presents the results of a study of iron ore, mines and mining in New Jersey. It was written with the aim of presenting in a single publication the major facts known concerning the distribution and manner of occurrence or iron ores of the state. Many of the mines in the state that were formerly worked have been lost sight of and others have changed names. For these reasons it has seemed desirable that the information contained in the older reports be examined and its essential features be correlated with the results of later investigations. Practically every mine hole has been visited and every mine dump carefully examined, in the hope that it might throw light on the manner of formation of the ore. The different classes or ores are discussed and the mines producing them are described.Report was presented to the Governor of New Jersey by Henry B. Kummel, the State Geologist.includes an indexPurpose: To present a report on the geology of New Jerse