Arpin Pit

Producer in New London 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 10240450
MRDS ID W019638
MAS/MILS ID 0090110011
Record type Site
Current site name Arpin Pit
Alternate or previous names American Agg. Sand & Gravel Pit, Pat's Pit
Related records 10073534

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.9745, 41.62528 (WGS84)
Elevation 49
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New London(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Plainfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Providence(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Providence(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Quinebaug River(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut New London

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.9745, 41.62528

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 Owner-Operator
    Owner American Aggrgate Sand And Gravel
    ID 600393
    Interest 100
    Home office Connecticut
    Year 1981
    First year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EMESA INSPECTORS 1978

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT DECEMBER 4, 1973.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 9/30/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LISTS 1980 AND 1981

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0090119011

  • Deposit

    USGS GSC# LIST OF JULY 95.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUL-1995 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)

StatusIntermittent since 01/11/2022
MSHA mine ID0600393
Mine name (MSHA)Jewett City
Current operatorTilcon Connecticut
Current controller (parent)CRH PLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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