| Deposit ID | 10174614 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0340239915 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Asarco Refinery/ Perth Amboy, N.J. |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.26788, 40.5117 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 7 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Middlesex(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Perth Amboy(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sandy Hook-Staten Island(hydrologic unit)
Lower Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Middlesex |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Plant (1) | -74.26788, 40.5117 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Refiner |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0340239915 |
1978 E/M J DIRECTORY
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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