Auburn Pit

Producer in Androscoggin county in Maine, United States with commodity Clay
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 10145712
MRDS ID W019698
MAS/MILS ID 0230010002
Record type Site
Current site name Auburn Pit
Alternate or previous names Clay Mine
Related records 10099730

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -70.21272, 44.08326 (WGS84)
Elevation 98
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Androscoggin(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lewiston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lewiston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lewiston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Androscoggin River(hydrologic unit)

Androscoggin(hydrologic accounting unit)

Androscoggin(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Androscoggin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -70.21272, 44.08326

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 Dennis Brick Co., Inc.
    ID 1700036
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS 1981

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5-18-81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0230019013.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-83 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 06/01/1981
MSHA mine ID1700036
Mine name (MSHA)Auburn Pit And Mill
Current operatorDennis Brick Company
Current controller (parent)Dennis Rosaire
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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