Elvell Quarry

Producer in Washington county in New York, United States with commodity Slate, Dimension
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 10273039
MRDS ID W020782
MAS/MILS ID 0361150006
Record type Site
Current site name Elvell Quarry
Alternate or previous names Ritchie Brothers Slate Company
Related records 10074485

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.28813, 43.44058 (WGS84)
Elevation 152

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Granville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Slate, Dimension Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.28813, 43.44058

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 Unknown
    Owner Ritchie Brothers Slate Co., Inc.
    ID 3000091
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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 12/06/1982
MSHA mine ID3000091
Mine name (MSHA)Elbell Quarry
Current operatorRitchie Bros Slate Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Yvonne M Pratt
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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External references