Town of Sterling Pit

Past Producer in Worcester county in Massachusetts, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073945
MRDS ID W020135
Record type Site
Current site name Town of Sterling Pit
Related records 10121640

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.75115, 42.4508 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Worcester(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sterling(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nashua River(hydrologic unit)

Merrimack(hydrologic accounting unit)

Merrimack(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Worcester

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = BOSTON 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand and Gravel Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.75115, 42.4508

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1975 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 03/11/2021
MSHA mine ID1901284
Mine name (MSHA)Onyx Sterling Pit
Current operatorOnyx Corporation
Current controller (parent)John D Durkin
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (404 m, 0.85 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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