Smithfield Peat Co

Past Producer in Providence county in Rhode Island, United States with commodity Peat
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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10075665
MRDS ID W022288
Record type Site
Current site name Smithfield Peat Co
Related records 10178049

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.51698, 41.91526 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Providence(county)

Rhode Island(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Georgiaville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Providence(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Providence(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Narragansett(hydrologic unit)

Massachusetts-Rhode Island Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Massachusetts-Rhode Island Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Rhode Island Providence

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Peat Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Peat Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.51698, 41.91526

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

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)

StatusAbandoned since 10/05/2022
MSHA mine ID3700200
Mine name (MSHA)SMITHFIELD PEAT
Current operatorSMITHFIELD CRUSHING CO., LLC
Current controller (parent)Jackson P Despres
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (530 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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