| Deposit ID | 10226135 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420910020 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Whim Shaft |
| Alternate or previous names | Charles Erskine Owner, Perkiomen Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.43902, 40.13061 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 34 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montgomery(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Collegeville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Reading(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Schuylkill(hydrologic unit)
Lower Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)
Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Montgomery |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -75.43902, 40.13061 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420910020 |
SMITH II,R.C.,1977,PA.G.S. M-72,P.247-262.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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