Bristol Pit

Producer in Hartford 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 10167368
MRDS ID W019591
MAS/MILS ID 0090030020
Record type Site
Current site name Bristol Pit
Alternate or previous names New Haven Tomasso, Inc., Helming Brothers Pit, New Haven Trap Rock, Cross Street Pit
Related records 10073489

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -72.91593, 41.65279 (WGS84)
Elevation 67
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hartford(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bristol(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Farmington River(hydrologic unit)

Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Hartford

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -72.91593, 41.65279

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 Tilcon-Tomasso Quarries, Inc.
    ID 600271
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS 1978

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT AUGUST 10, 1972.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0090039017

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 10/14/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LISTS 1980 AND 1981

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-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 03/26/1984
MSHA mine ID0600271
Mine name (MSHA)Bristol Pit And Plant
Current operatorTilcon Tomasso Quarries Inc
Current controller (parent)BTR PLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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