Sheldonville Mine

Past Producer in Norfolk county in Massachusetts, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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 10218439
MRDS ID W020080
MAS/MILS ID 0250210006
Record type Site
Current site name Sheldonville Mine
Related records 10073904

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.39778, 42.03718 (WGS84)
Elevation 107
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

Franklin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackstone River(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
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.39778, 42.03718

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Five Star Mineral And Mining Co.
    ID 1900660
  • Type Owner
    Owner Teresa Conway
    ID 1900660
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 4-30-74

  • Deposit

    MINERAL YEARBOOK 1974, VOL.2, PAGE 349

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81, NOT ON CMS LIST 10/81

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.