Otter River Pit

Producer in Worcester county in Massachusetts, 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 10121847
MAS/MILS ID 0250270081
Record type Site
Current site name Otter River Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -72.04479, 42.58108 (WGS84)
Elevation 303
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Worcester(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Templeton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Keene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Millers River(hydrologic unit)

Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Worcester

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -72.04479, 42.58108

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 Graves, W. J. Construction Co., Inc
    ID 1900597
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 6/4/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0250279037

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-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)

StatusActive since 04/28/2011
MSHA mine ID1900597
Mine name (MSHA)Otter River Pit & Plant
Current operatorW J Graves Construction Company Inc
Current controller (parent)John L Fletcher
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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