Wetmore & Morse Quarry

Producer in Washington county in Vermont, United States with commodity Granite
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10301296
MAS/MILS ID 0500230021
Record type Site
Current site name Wetmore & Morse Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -72.47169, 44.15277 (WGS84)
Elevation 463
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Barre East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Montpelier(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Granite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -72.47169, 44.15277

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 Operator
    Owner Rock Of Ages Corp
    ID 4300024
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 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)

StatusActive since 09/23/2019
MSHA mine ID4300024
Mine name (MSHA)ROCK OF AGES LITE SIDE
Current operatorRock Of Ages Corp
Current controller (parent)Polycor Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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