| Deposit ID | 10267006 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0230179901 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | West Paris Mill |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.58833, 44.32356 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 140 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Oxford(county)
Maine(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
West Paris(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lewiston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lewiston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Androscoggin River(hydrologic unit)
Androscoggin(hydrologic accounting unit)
Androscoggin(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maine | Oxford |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Garnet | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -70.58833, 44.32356 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Oxford Feldspar Corp. |
| ID | 1700092 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Industrial Garnet Extractives, Inc. |
| ID | 1700092 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0230179901 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 1700092 |
MESA INSP. 6-1-81
PLANT PROCESSES FELDSPAR.
MSHA LIST 5-18-81, RCF LIST 10-28-81
| 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 | Abandoned since 05/01/1989 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1700092 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Industrial Garnet |
| Current operator | World Minerals Corp |
| Current controller (parent) | Dyer Ralph A & Charles Entenmann |
| Mine type | Facility (Metal / non-metal) |
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