Cheshire Barite Prospect

Past Producer in New Haven county in Connecticut, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10167534
MRDS ID W000304
MAS/MILS ID 0090090086
Record type Site
Current site name Cheshire Barite Prospect
Alternate or previous names Cheshire Barite Co. Mine
Related records 10067525

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -72.91173, 41.51919 (WGS84)
Elevation 55
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Haven(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Southington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Quinnipiac(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut New Haven

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -72.91173, 41.51919

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cheshire Barites Co.
    ID w000302
    Interest 100
    Home office Connecticut
    Year 1995
    First year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS REPORT COMPILED BY V.Z.J. 9-11-1952.

  • Deposit

    USGS GSC ID #, LIST AS OF JULY 95.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUL-1995 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.