Middlesex Pit

Producer in Washington county in Vermont, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10154752
MRDS ID W023087
MAS/MILS ID 0500230005
Record type Site
Current site name Middlesex Pit
Alternate or previous names State of Vermont Highway Dept.
Related records 10076163

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -72.6945, 44.30857 (WGS84)
Elevation 155

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Middlesex(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Montpelier(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -72.6945, 44.30857

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 Unknown
    Owner Town Of Vermont Highway Department
    ID 4300245

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-FEB-1982 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 11/10/1999
MSHA mine ID4300245
Mine name (MSHA)MIDDLESEX PIT
Current operatorVermont Agency Of Transporation
Current controller (parent)State Of Vermont
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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