Medway Pit and Mill

Unknown in Penobscot county in Maine, 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 10121201
MAS/MILS ID 0230190060
Record type Site
Current site name Medway Pit and Mill
Alternate or previous names Medway Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -68.52714, 45.60824 (WGS84)
Elevation 91
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Penobscot(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Medunkeunk Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Millinocket(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millinocket(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

West Branch Penobscot River(hydrologic unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic accounting unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Penobscot

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -68.52714, 45.60824

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Tilcon-Warren Quarries Inc.
    ID 1700328
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POR IS MEDWAY ME

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5-18-81, CMS LIST 10-30-81, RCF LIST 10-28-81

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 7-1-80

  • Deposit

    # ASSOC. WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0230199060

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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 07/29/1994
MSHA mine ID1700328
Mine name (MSHA)Medway Pit And Mill
Current operatorTilcon Maine Inc
Current controller (parent)BTR PLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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