Monson Sand & Gravel

Producer in Hampden 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 10291351
MRDS ID W020006
MAS/MILS ID 0250130016
Record type Site
Current site name Monson Sand & Gravel
Alternate or previous names Monson Pit
Related records 10073835

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -72.3089, 42.07358 (WGS84)
Elevation 91
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hampden(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Monson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Holyoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chicopee River(hydrologic unit)

Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Hampden

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -72.3089, 42.07358

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 Monson Sand And Gravel Corp.
    ID 1900338
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 6/16/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0250139020

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 12/22/2004
MSHA mine ID1900338
Mine name (MSHA)Monson Sand & Gravel
Current operatorMonson Sand & Gravel
Current controller (parent)CRH PLC
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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