Ryerson de Bow Mine (Bishop Mine; Search Mine), Pompton Station, Riverdale, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
Latitude: 40°59'N
Longitude: 74°18'W
Ref.: The Iron Mines of New Jersey (1910), Bayley: 496; NJ State Geol. Annual Rpts.: (1873): 27; (1879): 42; (1880): 101; (1883): 88; (1884): 73; (1890): 28. An iron mine in magnetite ore located West of Pompton Station in present day Riverdale. Started 1872, closed 1874 but reopened 1880 and finally closed 1906. Ore vein was 9 feet 93 meters) wide. Workings featured 2 shafts (1906) with one 100 feet deep.
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