Quinn-Perkins Pit

Producer in Middlesex 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. 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 10146120
MRDS ID W020050
MAS/MILS ID 0250170040
Record type Site
Current site name Quinn-Perkins Pit
Related records 10073879

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -71.21417, 42.47277 (WGS84)
Elevation 61
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Middlesex(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lexington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Winnipesaukee River(hydrologic unit)

Merrimack(hydrologic accounting unit)

Merrimack(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Middlesex

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Diorite and gabbro

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 Quinn-Perkins Sand And Gravel, Inc.
    ID 1900363
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 11/5/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # LAT/LON USED TO MATCH CRIB NO. WAS BEFORE 1978 FIELD CHECK

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0250179018

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 01/10/2006
MSHA mine ID1900363
Mine name (MSHA)QUINN PERKINS S & G, INC.
Current operatorQuinn Perkins S & G Inc
Current controller (parent)E H Perkins Construction Inc
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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