Old Town Pit

Producer in Penobscot county in Maine, 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 10169666
MAS/MILS ID 0230190059
Record type Site
Current site name Old Town Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -68.69656, 44.98185 (WGS84)
Elevation 31
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Penobscot(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Old Town(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Penobscot River(hydrologic unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic accounting unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Penobscot

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -68.69656, 44.98185

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 City Of Old Town
    ID 1700338
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5-18-81, CMS LIST 10-30-81, RCF LIST 10-28-81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0230199010

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 5-29-81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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)

StatusAbandoned since 03/10/2005
MSHA mine ID1700338
Mine name (MSHA)City Of Old Town Pit And Mill
Current operatorCity Of Old Town
Current controller (parent)City Of Old Town-ME
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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