Dunns Corner Pit

Producer in Washington county in Rhode Island, 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 10202430
MRDS ID W022314
MAS/MILS ID 0440090007
Record type Site
Current site name Dunns Corner Pit
Related records 10075684

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.77169, 41.35388 (WGS84)
Elevation 27
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Rhode Island(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Watch Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Block Island(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Providence(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Massachusetts-Rhode Island Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Massachusetts-Rhode Island Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Rhode Island Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.77169, 41.35388

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 J. Romanella And Sons Inc.
    ID 3700066
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTION REPORT 9/15/71

  • Deposit

    MSHA UPDATE 1978

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11/24/80

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0440099004

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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 09/11/1980
MSHA mine ID3700066
Mine name (MSHA)Dunns Corner Pit And Mill
Current operatorJames Romanella & Sons Inc
Current controller (parent)Romanella Albert
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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