Hopewell Barite Mine, Mercer County, New Jersey

Data exported from DRC 3.00 (c) 2012 Gary Kindel
Mine:	HOPEWELL BARITE MINE
City:		Mine ID:	333257
County	MERCER	Seq Nbr:	W044262
State	NEW JERSEY	Latitude	40.3719
Country	USA	Longitude	-74.7869
Alternate Mine Names
Topographic Map
Map Name		Map Scale	250' Quad Map
PENNINGTON (1970)		24000	SCRANTON
Map Coordinates
Meridian	Township	Range	Section	Sub Section
Zone	Hemisphere	Northing	Easting
Geology and Ore Deposit Information
Deposit Model	Deposit Type	Deposit Size	Deposit Age	Deposit Form
	UNKNOWN			S
Deposit Desc:
Local Structure
Non-Ore Minerals
Ore Minerals	BARITE
Mineral Occurrences
Mineral Species		Variety	Strunz	Frequency
BARITE		Not Specified	6/A.09-20	Reported
Quartz		Not specified	4/D.01-10	Reported

Newell Mine (Dixie Queen Mine) , Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Data exported from DRC 3.00 (c) 2012 Gary Kindel
Mine:	DIXIE QUEEN MINE
City:		Mine ID:	146285
County	CABARRUS	Seq Nbr:	0370250028
State	NORTH CAROLINA	Latitude	35.261944
Country	USA	Longitude	-80.535
Alternate Mine Names
Topographic Map
Map Name		Map Scale	250' Quad Map
CONCORD SE		7.5 MIN	CHARLOTTE
Map Coordinates
Meridian	Township	Range	Section	Sub Section
Zone	Hemisphere	Northing	Easting
17	N	3901993	542297
Geology and Ore Deposit Information
Deposit Model	Deposit Type	Deposit Size	Deposit Age	Deposit Form
Deposit Desc:
Local Structure
Non-Ore Minerals
Ore Minerals
Mineral Occurrences
Mineral Species		Variety	Strunz	Frequency
Bornite		Not specified	2/B.02-30	Reported
Chalcocite		Not specified	2/B.01-10	Reported
Chalcopyrite		Not specified	2/C.03-10	Reported
GOLD		Not Specified	1/A.01-40	Inferred
Magnetite		Not specified	4/B.02-20	Reported
Malachite		Not specified	5/C.01-20	Reported
Molybdenite		Not specified		Reported
Muscovite		Not specified	8/H.10-70	Reported
Pyrite		Not specified	2/D.17-30	Reported
Quartz		Not specified	4/D.01-10	Reported

Colorado Spinel Locations

Name	County	Lat	Long	Township	Range	Section
6 Rows	Data exported from DRC 3.00 (c) 2012 Gary Kindel
BETTY MINE	PARK	38.741111	-105.563889	015 S	073 W	21
FAMOUS LODE PROSPECT	PARK	38.738611	-105.503889	015 S	073 W	24
IRON DIKE	LARIMER; BOULDER	40.3936	-105.695	N/A	N/A	N/A
IRON MT TITANIFEROUS	FREMONT	38.340278	-105.422778	020 S	072 W	03
LONE CHIMNEY MINE	PARK	38.741111	-105.563889	015 S	073 W	21
MILL GULCH MINE	PARK	38.7064	-105.5683	N/A	N/A	N/A

Spinel Locations in New York State

Name	County	Lat	Long
20 Rows	Data exported from DRC 3.00 (c) 2012 Gary Kindel
CHENEY POND ORE BODY	ESSEX	44.05	-74.083333
CROTON AVENUE PIT & PLANT	WESTCHESTER	41.285556	-73.875278
DALTON ORE BODY	ESSEX	44.083333	-73.616667
DE LUCA EMERY MINE	WESTCHESTER	41.282778	-73.874444
EMERY HILL EMERY PROSPECT	WESTCHESTER	41.280278	-73.879167
EMERY HILL MINE	WESTCHESTER	41.278333	-73.874444
FOREST OF DEAN Mines	ORANGE	41.334444	-74.015
FURNACE DOCK EMERY MINE	WESTCHESTER	41.271944	-73.869444
KINGSTON EMERY MINE	WESTCHESTER	41.244167	-73.873333
LINCOLN POND MINE	ESSEX	44.133333	-73.583333
MACINTYRE DEVELOPMENT	ESSEX	44.051111	-74.050833
MONTROSE EMERY PROSPECTS	WESTCHESTER	41.239722	-73.935278
MOUNT ADAMS ORE BODY	ESSEX	44.083333	-74.05
PEEKSKILL AREA PROSPECT	WESTCHESTER	41.25	-73.916667
SALT HILL EMERY PROSPECTS	WESTCHESTER	41.239167	-73.866389
SANFORD LAKE DISTRICT MINE	ESSEX	44.05	-74.05
SPLIT ROCK MINE	ESSEX	44.216667	-73.366667
TILLY FOSTER MINE	PUTNAM	41.4125	-73.6425
TUNNEL MOUNTAIN MINES	ESSEX	44.2	-73.55
UPPER WORKS ORE BODY	ESSEX	44.1	-74.066667

Digital Rockhound's Companion 3.0 Update

I finally have some DRC 3.0 news to share. I have finally solved the problems I found running DRC 3.0 on 64 bit version of Windows 7.

From a Software Developer's perspective whats new:

• The entire application rewritten in C# .net 3.5 framework.  - No more VB6
• Replaced GIS control with open source SharpMap control.
• Using all standard Windows controls from Microsoft Visual Studio - No third party controls.
• Using Iconic.ZIP library for file compression tasks. dotnetzip.codeplex.com
• Switched reports to crystal reports.  (Boo! I know I know but I could not find a better alternative and it came with  Microsoft Visual Studio.

For a User perspective:

• Same data
• Similar User Interface (UI).
• Better stability.
• Better Windows OS support for Vista and Windows 7.
• You can actually add new mines!  
• Added Google Books to Book Search
• Enhanced Show mine on map feature with thematic mapping for minerals and commodities.

DRC 3.0 Specs:

• Pentium 4 or faster CPU
• Supports single and multiple core CPUs
• 1 GB of RAM
• 2 GB of free hard drive space 
• DVD drive
• Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
•  Supports: 32/64bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Supports storing photos to Google+ (former PicasaWeb)

Supports posting blog entries to Google's Blogger  

Why upgrade from DRC 2.0 to DRC 3.0?  Its free!

• It will be a free upgrade from DRC 2.0
• It can be applied automatcially using DRC 2.0 check for Updates feature.
• DRC 2.0 will be retired after DRC 3.0 has been released.
• All new enhancements and bug fixes will go to DRC 3.0.
• Its just better!