| Deposit ID | 10178120 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420910019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ecton Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.45382, 40.12921 (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 | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -75.45382, 40.12921 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420910019 |
ROSE, A.W., (1970), "METAL MINES AND OCCURRENCES IN PENNSYLV
PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH SERIES, BULL. M-50, PART 3 -- INCLUDED
KUP FILES.
BOUCOT, A.J. (1949), "NOTES ON THE ECTON MINE, MONTGOMERY CO
SYLVANIA," ROCKS AND MINERALS, V.24, P. 492-495.
EARL, K.M. (1950B), "INVESTIGATION OF PERKIOMEN CREEK COPPER
TS, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA.", U.S.BUREAU OF MINES, R.I. 4666,
-- INCLUDED IN BACKUP FILES.
MILLER, B.L. (1924), "LEAD AND ZINC ORES OF PENNSYLVANIA" 4T
EOL. SURVEY, BULL. M5, 91 PP. -- INCLUDED IN BACKUP FILES.
MONTGOMERY, A. (1962-68), "PENNSYLVANIA MINERALS", MINERALOG
CIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA, KEYSTONE NEWSLETTER, V.15, NO.1, P.7-
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DATE OF COMMENTS: JUNE, 1976. REC. 030, LOCATION: LATITUDE-LONGITUDE WAS MEASURED FROM LOC GIVEN IN REF. 700 AND RESULTING COORDINATES WERE TRANSFERRED MINUTE QUADRANGLE TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS TO GET ELEVATION. QUARTZ IS A NON-RECOVERABLE GANGE MINERAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Dunn, George | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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