Northwestern Pit

Producer in Litchfield 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 10240618
MAS/MILS ID 0090050120
Record type Site
Current site name Northwestern Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.39894, 41.75329 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Litchfield(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ellsworth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Waterbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Housatonic(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Litchfield

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.39894, 41.75329

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 Operator
    Owner M. F. G. Trucking, Inc.
    ID 600576
    Year 1981
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Northwestern Sand And Gravel, Inc.
    ID 600576
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOCATION FROM MSHA

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 10/23/79

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 1980

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0090059022

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-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 10/06/1980
MSHA mine ID0600576
Mine name (MSHA)Northwestern Pit & Plant
Current operatorM F G Trucking Inc
Current controller (parent)Genestra Michael
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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