Canaan Pit

Producer in Litchfield county in Connecticut, 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10143001
MRDS ID W019604
MAS/MILS ID 0090050014
Record type Site
Current site name Canaan Pit
Alternate or previous names Connecticut Sand and Gravel Pit
Related records 10073502

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.31704, 42.04718 (WGS84)
Elevation 207
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Litchfield

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.31704, 42.04718

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Connecticut Sand And Stone
    ID 600272
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS 1978

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT AUGUST 15, 1972.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0090059010

  • Deposit

    LOCATION VERIFIEF MSHA UPDATE 1978

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORTS 8/81 AND 9/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LISTS 1980 AND 1981

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JUL-1995 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) 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 11/29/2024
MSHA mine ID0600272
Mine name (MSHA)CENTURY ACQUISITIONS
Current operator21st Century Concrete Inc
Current controller (parent)Carl J Clemente
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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