Taran Brothers Slate Quarry

Producer in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10076127
MRDS ID W023050
Record type Site
Current site name Taran Brothers Slate Quarry
Related records 10155270

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.23702, 43.57277 (WGS84)
Elevation 152

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Poultney(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ticonderoga(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 Vermont Rutland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Slate Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.23702, 43.57277

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Taran Brothers, Inc.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT JANUARY 24, 1973.

  • Deposit

    AM1S/M1LS

  • Deposit

    MSHA

  • Deposit

    Fowler, P.T., 1950, Stratigraphy And Structure Of The Castleton Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 2, 83 P.Fowler, P.T., 1950, Stratigraphy And Structure Of The Castleton Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 2, 83 P.

  • Deposit

    Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Dale, T.N., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Bulletin 275, 111 P.Dale, T.N., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Bulletin 275, 111 P.

  • Deposit

    Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1975 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Fred Beck, Inc. Contractor checked location; commodities
Editor 01-DEC-2002 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey updated commodity codes, ore materials name; expanded references

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusIntermittent since 03/04/2026
MSHA mine ID4300031
Mine name (MSHA)TARAN BROTHERS SLATE QUARRY AND MILL
Current operatorTARAN BROTHERS INC
Current controller (parent)Stephen M Taran; Joseph M Taran
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (83 m, 0.89 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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