Latitude: 39°27'0"N
Longitude: 76°55'30"W
Located less than 1 mile S of Louisville. Originally an iron mine featuring a 2½ foot (0.9 meter) thick hematite ore vein. Started around the time of the American Revolution. Later, it was exploited for copper and achieved a depth of over 400 feet with a shaft to that depth. Employed up to 100 miners at its peak.
References
Maryland Geological Survey, Vol. IX: 310.
Palache, C., Berman, H. & Frondel, C. (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 834pp.: 264.
Rocks & Minerals (1951): 26: 111, 121.
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