Fort Fairfield Pit

Producer in Aroostook county in Maine, 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 10266890
MAS/MILS ID 0230030061
Record type Site
Current site name Fort Fairfield Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -67.85621, 46.79024 (WGS84)
Elevation 122
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aroostook(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fort Fairfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Fairfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Woodstock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Aroostook River(hydrologic unit)

St. John(hydrologic accounting unit)

St. John(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Aroostook

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -67.85621, 46.79024

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 Town Of Ft Fairfield
    ID 1700408
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    # LOCATION FROM MSHA 1978.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0230039011.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5-18-81

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION 11-4-80

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10-30-81, RCF LIST 10-28-81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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 06/11/1992
MSHA mine ID1700408
Mine name (MSHA)Fort Fairfield Pit & Mill
Current operatorTown Of Fort Fairfield
Current controller (parent)Town Of Fort Fairfield-Me
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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