Mexico Pit

Producer in Oxford county in Maine, 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 10183801
MAS/MILS ID 0230170206
Record type Site
Current site name Mexico Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.51802, 44.77966 (WGS84)
Elevation 143
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jackson Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rumford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lewiston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Kennebec River(hydrologic unit)

Kennebec(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kennebec(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Oxford

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.51802, 44.77966

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 P. M. Chadbourne Co., Inc.
    ID 1700464
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11-23-79, CMS LIST 10-30-81, RCF LIST 10-28-81

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 7-18-79

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 06/09/1980
MSHA mine ID1700464
Mine name (MSHA)Mexico Pit
Current operatorP H Chadbourne & Company
Current controller (parent)Chadbourne P H
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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