Townfarm Road Pit

Producer in Windham county in Connecticut, 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 10167901
MAS/MILS ID 0090150047
Record type Site
Current site name Townfarm Road Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.90779, 41.91668 (WGS84)
Elevation 107
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Windham(county)

Connecticut(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Putnam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Providence(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Providence(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Quinebaug River(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Connecticut Windham

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.90779, 41.91668

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 Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner R. A. Rawson Sand And Gravel, Inc.
    ID 600596
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 8/19/81

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0090159017

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-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)

StatusActive since 10/28/2009
MSHA mine ID0600596
Mine name (MSHA)PLANT 2
Current operatorRawson Materials
Current controller (parent)Strategic Commercial Realty Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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