Ashland Plant

Plant in Middlesex county in Massachusetts, 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 10243151
MRDS ID W020066
MAS/MILS ID 0250179903
Record type Site
Current site name Ashland Plant
Related records 10099775

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -71.45258, 42.25688 (WGS84)
Elevation 69
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Middlesex(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Framingham(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Concord River(hydrologic unit)

Merrimack(hydrologic accounting unit)

Merrimack(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Middlesex

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -71.45258, 42.25688

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Crush

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ashland Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 1900281
    Interest 100
    Home office Massachusetts
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 9/17/81

  • Deposit

    MILS FIELD CHECK 1977

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81, NOT ON CMS LIST 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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)

StatusAbandoned since 09/30/1991
MSHA mine ID1900281
Mine name (MSHA)Ashland Sand & Stone
Current operatorAshland Sand & Stone Company
Current controller (parent)Fafard H A & Sons Construction Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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