Franklin Pit

Producer in Norfolk 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 10291843
MRDS ID W020087
MAS/MILS ID 0250210014
Record type Site
Current site name Franklin Pit
Alternate or previous names O.A. Lafleur
Related records 10073910

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.42978, 42.12638 (WGS84)
Elevation 52
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norfolk(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Holliston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Charles(hydrologic unit)

Massachusetts-Rhode Island Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Massachusetts-Rhode Island Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Norfolk

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.42978, 42.12638

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 Simeone Corp.
    ID 1900702
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 5/26/81

  • 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-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 09/06/1984
MSHA mine ID1900702
Mine name (MSHA)Franklin Pit
Current operatorSimeone Corp
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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