Number 5 Mine

Producer in Piscataquis county in Maine, United States with commodity Slate, Dimension
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 10145464
MRDS ID W019793
MAS/MILS ID 0230210004
Record type Site
Current site name Number 5 Mine
Related records 10073657

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -69.49578, 45.27055 (WGS84)
Elevation 293
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Piscataquis(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Monson East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dover-Foxcroft(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millinocket(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Piscataquis River(hydrologic unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic accounting unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Piscataquis

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Slate, Dimension Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -69.49578, 45.27055

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Portland Monson Slate Co.
    ID 1700246

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5-18-81, CMS LIST 10-30-81, RCF LIST 10-28-81

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 10-29-81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 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)

StatusAbandoned since 10/24/2000
MSHA mine ID1700246
Mine name (MSHA)COVA RUBERTS
Current operatorSheldon Slate Products Company Inc
Current controller (parent)John M Tatko Jr
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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