Commonwealth Stone Inc.

Producer in Somerset county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10226319
MAS/MILS ID 0421110010
Record type Site
Current site name Commonwealth Stone Inc.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -79.02893, 40.16252 (WGS84)
Elevation 570

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somerset(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Boswell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pittsburgh East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pittsburgh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Conemaugh(hydrologic unit)

Allegheny(hydrologic accounting unit)

Allegheny(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Somerset

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -79.02893, 40.16252

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 Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Commonwealth Stone Inc.
    ID 3606684
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REFERENCE,MSHA,11/23/79

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    1980 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ # 0421119004

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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 03/30/2005
MSHA mine ID3606684
Mine name (MSHA)Boswell Quarry
Current operatorNew Enterprise Stone & Lime Company
Current controller (parent)New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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