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Thomas E Danner Prospect (Occurrence)A. George's Mine & 4 Additional Banks + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)H. Goetz Bank & 6 Additional Banks (Past Producer)Mervin and Schortz Mine (Past Producer)Aaron Lerch Mine (Past Producer)Henry Goetzs Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Samual C. Shimer Mine (Past Producer)Simon Ritter Mine (Past Producer)Bethlehem Steel--Furnaces & Mills (Producer)Unnamed--Fountain Hill (Past Producer)Thomas Iron Co. Mine (Past Producer)Bingen Iron Co. Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)W. Ritter's Mine (Past Producer)William Ritter Mine (Past Producer)Leithsville + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Copper Prospect (Prospect)Dr B C Walter Mine (Past Producer)Samuel Lerch's Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Near Hellertown (Past Producer)Unnamed Iron Mine (Past Producer)Bachman Mine + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Solomon Hummel's Bank & 6 Additional Banks + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Samuel Schortz Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Gernert & Heller's Mine & 3 Additional Banks + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Samuel Lerch Mine (Past Producer)Koch/Emerybeatty Mine & 9 Additional Banks + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Koch Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Emerald Slate Quarry & Mill + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)John Lawall Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Stoddard Slate Quarry and Mill + 8 more nearby (Past Producer)M. Young Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)American Gangor Slate Quarry + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Richard/Brotzman Mines & 4 Additional Mines + 8 more nearby (Past Producer)Creighton Mine (Past Producer)Messinger and Woodring Farm Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Sampson and Sitgreave Mine (Past Producer)Glendon Iron Co. Mine No. 2 + 6 more nearby (Past Producer)Charles Walters Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Joy's Ivy Mine & 2 Additional Mines + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)North Bangor Slate Quarry & Mill + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Williams Verdolite + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)John Woodring & 13 Additional Mines + 6 more nearby (Past Producer)Miss Miller Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Joy Ivy Mine #1 (Past Producer)Henry Capozzolo Quarry + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)J.A. Conklin Mine (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
46 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 5 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Leithsville

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 of the minerals on our cards and 1 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 4 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as past producer for Copper. Minerals mentioned: Copper. Approx. location 40.554, -75.336. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

97
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

7
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

3
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

3
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Limonite 12Slate 10Molybdenite 1Wulfenite 1Magnetite 1

Commodities

Iron 74Slate 21Dimension 21Copper 4Molybdenum 1Uranium 1Bloating Material 1Zirconium 1Lead 1

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
H. Goetz Bank & 6 Additional BanksIronLimonitePast Producer40.675, -75.396
A. George's Mine & 4 Additional BanksIronLimonitePast Producer40.697, -75.408
John Woodring & 13 Additional MinesIronLimonitePast Producer40.669, -75.208
Richard/Brotzman Mines & 4 Additional MinesIronLimonitePast Producer40.644, -75.244
Koch/Emerybeatty Mine & 9 Additional BanksIronLimonitePast Producer40.577, -75.300
Samuel Lerch's MineIronLimonitePast Producer40.616, -75.318
T. Richard Jr. MineIronLimonitePast Producer40.725, -75.212
Gernert & Heller's Mine & 3 Additional BanksIronLimonitePast Producer40.681, -75.312
W. Ritter's MineIronLimonitePast Producer40.672, -75.346
Solomon Hummel's Bank & 6 Additional BanksIronLimonitePast Producer40.718, -75.308
M. Young MineIronLimonitePast Producer40.674, -75.266
Joy's Ivy Mine & 2 Additional MinesIronLimonitePast Producer40.613, -75.220
Unnamed--Fountain HillIronMagnetitePast Producer40.600, -75.361
Williams VerdoliteMolybdenum, UraniumMolybdenite, WulfeniteOccurrence40.717, -75.200
Emerald Slate Quarry & MillSlate, DimensionSlatePast Producer40.850, -75.281
North Bangor Slate Quarry & MillSlate, DimensionSlatePast Producer40.870, -75.204
Jackson Bangor QuarrySlate, DimensionSlatePast Producer40.856, -75.243
American Gangor Slate QuarrySlate, DimensionSlatePast Producer40.857, -75.235
Stephen Jackson Quarry & MillSlate, DimensionSlatePast Producer40.863, -75.254
Diamond Slate QuarrySlate, DimensionSlatePast Producer40.858, -75.267
Doney Slate QuarrySlate, DimensionSlatePast Producer40.858, -75.261
Henry Capozzolo QuarrySlate, DimensionSlatePast Producer40.893, -75.192
Stoddard Slate Quarry and MillSlate, DimensionSlatePast Producer40.857, -75.261
Capozzollo Slate QuarrySlate, DimensionSlatePast Producer40.896, -75.188
East BangorSlate, Dimension, Bloating Material—Past Producer40.885, -75.312
LeithsvilleCopper—Past Producer40.554, -75.336
John Lawall MineIron—Past Producer40.696, -75.292
Glendon Iron Co. MineIron—Past Producer40.670, -75.208
Abraham George MineIron—Past Producer40.698, -75.407
Sampson and Sitgreave MineIron—Past Producer40.669, -75.216
Koch MineIron—Past Producer40.574, -75.299
Glendon Iron Co. Mine No. 2Iron—Past Producer40.666, -75.224
Doney Slate QuarrySlate, Dimension—Producer40.861, -75.261
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopper—Prospect40.540, -75.327
Bingen Iron Co. MineIron—Past Producer40.556, -75.356
William Ritter MineIron—Past Producer40.668, -75.348
Jacob Crawford MineIron—Past Producer40.651, -75.234
Joseph Sampson MineIron—Past Producer40.668, -75.215
Charles Walters MineIron—Past Producer40.639, -75.220
Joy Ivy Mine #2Iron—Past Producer40.611, -75.223

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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