Diso-Mills Sand & Gravel Co. Mine

Producer in Washington county in Rhode Island, 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 10299700
MAS/MILS ID 0440090017
Record type Site
Current site name Diso-Mills Sand & Gravel Co. Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.65779, 41.37358 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Rhode Island(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Quonochontaug(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Block Island(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Providence(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Massachusetts-Rhode Island Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Massachusetts-Rhode Island Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Rhode Island Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.65779, 41.37358

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 Charlestown Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 3700178
    Year 1981
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Diso-Mills Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 3700178
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 11/13/80

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0440099008

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-83 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 05/06/1985
MSHA mine ID3700178
Mine name (MSHA)Diso-Mills Sand & Gravel Co Mine & Mill
Current operatorCharlestown Sand & Gravel Company
Current controller (parent)Mills Robert
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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