Plisko Slate Quarry and Mill

Producer in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10076143
MRDS ID W023067
Record type Site
Current site name Plisko Slate Quarry and Mill
Alternate or previous names Pl1sko Slate Quarry and Mill
Related records 10155172

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.2439, 43.37956 (WGS84)
Elevation 177

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wells(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Rutland

Comments on the location information

  • +/-100m For Northern Quarry (#13?)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Slate Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.2439, 43.37956

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pl1sko Slate Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORTS JUNE 1, 1972 ANDJULY 2 AND 3, 1975.

  • Deposit

    AM1S/M1LS

  • Deposit

    MSHA

  • Deposit

    Dale, T.N., 1923, The Commercial Granites Of New England: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 738; 467 P.Dale, T.N., 1923, The Commercial Granites Of New England: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 738; 467 P.

  • Deposit

    Murthy, V.R., 1957, Bedrock Geology Of The East Barre Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 10, 95 P.Murthy, V.R., 1957, Bedrock Geology Of The East Barre Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 10, 95 P.

  • Deposit

    Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.

  • Deposit

    Dale, T.N., 1909, The Granites Of Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 104, 138 P.Dale, T.N., 1909, The Granites Of Vermont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 104, 138 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1975 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor checked location; commodities
Editor 01-DEC-2002 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey updated commodity codes, ore materials name; expanded references

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusNew Mine since 06/15/2026
MSHA mine ID4300845
Mine name (MSHA)Plisko Slate
Current operatorJoseph E Plisko Jr
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (120 m, 0.83 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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