Rocky Ledge Pit

Past Producer in Middlesex county in Massachusetts, United States with commodity Clay
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 10170357
MAS/MILS ID 0250170091
Record type Site
Current site name Rocky Ledge Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.16116, 42.45777 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
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)

Charles(hydrologic unit)

Massachusetts-Rhode Island Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Massachusetts-Rhode Island Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Middlesex

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Diorite and gabbro

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Mahoney'S Rocky Ledge
    ID 1900743
    Year 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 9/12/74

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS, ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81, NOT ON CMS LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    # COMMODITY = LOAM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-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.