Forte Brothers Pit

Producer in Providence county in Rhode Island, United States with commodity Stone
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 10202329
MRDS ID W022296
MAS/MILS ID 0440070010
Record type Site
Current site name Forte Brothers Pit
Related records 10075671

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.44558, 41.97938 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Providence(county)

Rhode Island(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pawtucket(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Providence(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Providence(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackstone River(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 Rhode Island Providence

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.44558, 41.97938

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 Forte Brothers, Inc.
    ID 3700064
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 9/16/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0440079011

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-83 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)

StatusActive since 01/08/2017
MSHA mine ID3700064
Mine name (MSHA)Cumberland Quarry Corp.
Current operatorCumberland Quarry Corp.
Current controller (parent)Thomas Walsh
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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