Peters Mine Documents

The Peters Mine operated under private ownership from the mid-1700s until the early 1890s when mining operation ceased as a result of competition from Midwestern mines, according to historical documents. Peters Mine was again worked to a limited extent during the early 1900s and closed again around 1931. The U.S. Government, through the Defense Plant Corporation, bought the mines in the early 1940s with the intention of restarting them to support the World War II effort, although the Peters Mine was never returned to production. 

Pittsburgh Pacific Company of Minnesota bought the mine and some adjoining land from the U.S. government at an auction on July 15, 1958. It is believed that the Pittsburgh Pacific Company did not engage in mining activity in Ringwood. Ringwood Realty Corp., a former Ford Motor Company subsidiary, purchased the mine property and adjoining land on Jan. 7, 1965.

In November 1970, Ringwood Realty donated approximately 290 acres, comprising most of the remaining land between Margaret King Highway and Peters Mine, to the Borough of Ringwood's Solid Waste Management Authority (RSWMA). RSWMA operated a municipal landfill on a portion of this property form 1972 until it was ordered closed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) in 1976.

In December 1973, 35 acres southwest of Peters Mine between Peters Mine Road and the PSE&G right of way were conveyed to The Housing Operation With Training Opportunity (HOWTO), a New Jersey not-for-profit.

 

Baseline Human Health Rish Assessment for Peters Mine Pit Area of Concern - August 2011

• Baseline Human Health Risk Assessment for Peters Mine Pit Area of Concern
• Response to U.S. EPA Comments
• BHHRA Tables
• BHHRA Figures
• BHHRA Appendix A

 

• Sediment Sampling Work Plan

 

Peters Mine Pit Technical Memorandum - March 2010

• Technical Memorandum
• Table 1: Soil Sampling Summary Table 
• Table 2: Soil Analytical Results
• Table 2: Soil Analytical Results, Part 2
• Table 3: Soil Analytical Results, Directional Boring Samples
• Table 4: Well Construction Summary Table
• Table 5: Field Parameters at Sampling Time (April 2007)
• Table 5: Field Parameters at Sampling Time (Oct 2007)
• Table 5: Field Parameters at Sampling Time (Sept/Oct 2006)
• Table 6: Summary of Water Level Measurements (Sept/Oct 2006, April 2007, Oct 2007)
• Table 7: Summary of Groundwater Sampling Results (Sept/Oct 2006)
• Table 8: Summary of Well Groundwater Sampling Results (April 2007)
• Table 9: Summary of Groundwater Analytical Results (October 2007)
• Table 10: Summary of Peter's Mine Air Shaft Analytical Results (Aug and Oct 2007)
• Figure 1: Site Location
• Figure 2: Investigation Locations
• Figure 3: Test Trench 1 Cross Section
• Figure 4: Test Trench 2 Cross Section
• Figure 5: Summary of Test Pit Locations and Results
• Figure 6: Cross Section C-C'
• Figure 7: Overburden and Bedrock Interval Groundwater Elevations
• Figure 8: Sept/Oct 2006 Overburden and Bedrock Well Groundwater Elevations
• Figure 9: April 2007 Overburden and Bedrock Interval Groundwater Elevations
• Figure 10: October 2007 Overburden and Bedrock Interval Groundwater Elevations
• Figure 11: Overburden Monitoring Well Groundwater Sampling Results

 

Peters Mine Pit Technical Memorandum - March 2009

• Technical Memorandum 
• Response to USEPA Comments
• Test Pit Log
• Unconsolidated Boring Log
• Well Construction Log 
• Tables
• Figures
• More Figures
• Site Location
• Investigation Locations
• Test Trench 1
• Test Trench 2
• Summary of Test Pit Locations and Results

Click below for more information on the Peters Mine

• Peters Mine Air Shaft Sampling Plan 
• Peters Mine Air Shaft Sampling Plan Approval Letter 
• Peters Mine Air Shaft Downhole Video Notes
• ARCADIS Letter on Sinkhole (located 600 feet south of Peters Mine Pit)
• Summary of Water Analytical Results, November 2006 
• Soil Sampling Summary Table
• Soil Analytical Results, Directional Boring Samples
• Soil Analytical Results, Directional Boring Sample, Part 2
• Soil Analytical Results, Directional Boring Sample, Part 3
• Well Construction Summary Table
• Field Parameters at Sampling Time, April 2007
• Field Parameters at Sampling Time, October 2007
• Field Parameters at Sampling Time, September/October 2006
• Summary of Water Level Measurements, Sept/Oct 2006, April 2007, Oct 2007
• Summary of Groundwater Sampling Results, Sept/Oct 2006
• Summary of Well Groundwater Analytical Results, April 2007
• Summary of Groundwater Analytical Results, October 2007
• Summary of Air Shaft Analytical Results, August and October 2007
• Proposed Monitoring Well Locations
• Historical Surface and Subsurface Features and Well Locations
• Cross Section A-A
• Cross Section C-C
• Overburden & Bedrock Interval Groundwater Elevations (MAY 2006)
• Overburden & Bedrock Well Groundwater Elevations (SEPT/OCT 2006)
• Overburden & Bedrock Interval Groundwater Elevations (APRIL 2007) 
• Overburden Groundwater Elevations (OCTOBER 2007) 
• Overburden Monitoring Well Groundwater Sampling Results
• Bedrock Monitoring Well Groundwater Sampling Results