| Deposit ID | 10073498 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019600 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Canaan Quarry |
| Related records | 10143093 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.3201, 42.02749 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Litchfield(county)
Connecticut(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ashley Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pittsfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Housatonic(hydrologic unit)
Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Connecticut | Litchfield |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Calcium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Ore |
| (1) | Dalton Formation |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pfizer, Inc. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019600 |
MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT SEPTEMBER 23, 1971
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPERATION INCLUDES A PERMANENT MILL. ; INFO.SRC : 4 OTHER SRC |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 02/23/1983 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0600019 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Canaan |
| Current operator | Specialty Minerals Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Minerals Technologies Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (159 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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