| Deposit ID | 10242635 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0230270007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mosquito Mountain Quarry |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.86997, 44.57665 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Waldo(county)
Maine(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bucksport(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bangor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Penobscot River(hydrologic unit)
Penobscot(hydrologic accounting unit)
Penobscot(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maine | Waldo |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Granite | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -68.86997, 44.57665 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0230270007 |
AUSTIN, MURIEL B & HUSSEY II, ARTHUR M, MAY 1, 1958, ME GEOL
SURVEY MIN RES INDEX SERIES NO 2, P. 22.
MORRILL, PHILIP & HINCKLEY, WM P, 1959, ME MINES & MINERALS,
VOL 2, P. 26.
DOYLE, ROBERT G, FEB 1, 1958, ME GS MIN RES REF MAP 2.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Intermittent since 03/28/2016 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1700751 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Mosquito Mountain Quarry |
| Current operator | Freshwater Stone & Brick Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Jeffrey R Gammelin |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (554 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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