Avon Building Supply Inc.

Producer in Norfolk 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 10146568
MRDS ID W020102
MAS/MILS ID 0250210029
Record type Site
Current site name Avon Building Supply Inc.
Alternate or previous names Avon Pit & Plant
Related records 10073921

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -71.01886, 42.13277 (WGS84)
Elevation 44
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norfolk(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blue Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Charles(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
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -71.01886, 42.13277

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 Avon Building Supply Inc.
    ID 1900578
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 6/11/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0250219009

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 02/06/1997
MSHA mine ID1900578
Mine name (MSHA)FOSTER/SOUTHEASTERN
Current operatorFoster/Southeastern Inc
Current controller (parent)CRH PLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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