Portland Monson Slate Co. Mill

Plant in Piscataquis county in Maine, United States with commodity Slate, Dimension
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 10218477
MAS/MILS ID 0230219901
Record type Site
Current site name Portland Monson Slate Co. Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -69.48128, 45.27605 (WGS84)
Elevation 244
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Piscataquis(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Monson East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dover-Foxcroft(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millinocket(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Piscataquis River(hydrologic unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic accounting unit)

Penobscot(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Piscataquis

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Slate, Dimension Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -69.48128, 45.27605

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Crush

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Portland Monson Slate Co.
    ID 1700186

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11-23-79 IS LAST ENTRY; ASSUME STATUS = CLOSED

  • Deposit

    PLANT PROCESSES SLATE

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10-28-81

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 1-31-79

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 05/21/1982
MSHA mine ID1700186
Mine name (MSHA)Portland Monson Mill
Current operatorPortland-Monson Slate Company
Current controller (parent)John M Tatko Jr
Mine typeFacility (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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