Town of Smithfield Highway Pit

Producer in Providence 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 10226586
MAS/MILS ID 0440070020
Record type Site
Current site name Town of Smithfield Highway Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.54948, 41.96668 (WGS84)
Elevation 58
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Providence(county)

Rhode Island(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Georgiaville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Providence(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Providence(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 Rhode Island Providence

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.54948, 41.96668

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 Owner
    Owner Town Of Smithfield
    ID 3700170
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 8/18/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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 08/21/1986
MSHA mine ID3700170
Mine name (MSHA)Town Of Smithfield Highway Dept Pit
Current operatorTown Of Smithfield
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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