Osborne Pit

Producer in Litchfield county in Connecticut, 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 10119298
MRDS ID W019603
MAS/MILS ID 0090050016
Record type Site
Current site name Osborne Pit
Related records 10073501

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.42454, 41.53689 (WGS84)
Elevation 90
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Litchfield(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

New Milford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Waterbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Housatonic(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Litchfield

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.42454, 41.53689

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 Waters Construction Co., Inc.
    ID 600362

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS 1978

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT APRIL 3, 1973.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0090059015

  • Deposit

    LOCATION VERIFIED BY MSHA UPDATE 1978

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 4/24/80

  • Deposit

    MSHA LISTS 1980 AND 1981

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-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 01/09/1986
MSHA mine ID0600362
Mine name (MSHA)Osborne Pit
Current operatorWaters Construction Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Waters R A
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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