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Plainville

Producer in Norfolk county in Massachusetts, United States with commodity Bloating Material
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  3. Site location context
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  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107267
MRDS ID W001459
Record type Site
Current site name Plainville
Related records 10291437

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.35614, 42.01442 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norfolk(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wrentham(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Narragansett(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
Bloating Material Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • X-RAY DIFFRACTION AND X-RAY FLUORESENCE

Analytical data

Result PERCENTS: SIO2(54.7) AL2O3(20.5) FE2O3(3.4) MNO(0.1) CAO(0.3) MGO(2.2) K2O(2.8) NA2O(0.0) TIO2(1.0) LOI(14.9)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.35614, 42.01442
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Masslite Inc.

Comments on the production information

  • 1973 PROD.-NICKEL 3875 M.T.,COPPER 1760 M.T.,COBALT 528 M.T., ORE MILLED-613,000 M.T. (AVER. DAILY 1703 M.T. ORE.),AND, METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK, 4/28/75.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FROM MANIFILE (1973, SEE REFERENCES) REPORT TOTAL 20,105,400 METRIC TONS IS ESTIMATED BY REPORTER BASED ON GIVEN ESTIMATES OF CONTAINED COPPER AND COPPER GRADE OF 0.56% CU.
  • FROM MANIFILE (SEE REFERENCE) REPORT, THE REPORTER ESTIMATES A TOTAL OF 20,105,400 MET TONS FOR THE ENTIRE DEPOSIT

Comments on the workings information

  • 'A' SHAFT TO 2000 FT., 20 LEVELS; PROD. ENDED MAY 1969. 'EL' SHAFT, 2 1/4 MILES SOUTH OF 'A', TO 1000 FT., 7 LEVELS, TO MINE EL OREBODY NOW MINED OUT. ALL PROD. NOW THROUGH FARLEY SHAFT , 3700 FT. SOUTH OF 'A', TO 3450 FT.,WITH 25% DECLINE EXTENDING FROM 3000 FT. LEVEL TO 3700 FT. LEVEL TO PERMIT MINING LOWER 'O','P',AND 'N' OREBODIES.

Comments on development

  • ROTARY KILN

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Hosterman, John W. U.S. Geological Survey

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