Town of Norway

Producer in Oxford 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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10242540
MAS/MILS ID 0230170196
Record type Site
Current site name Town of Norway

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.53693, 44.28746 (WGS84)
Elevation 110
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oxford(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Paris(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lewiston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lewiston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Androscoggin River(hydrologic unit)

Androscoggin(hydrologic accounting unit)

Androscoggin(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Oxford

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Silurian Sangerville Formation

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Town Of Norway Highway Department
    ID 1700371
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 10-29-80

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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 08/05/1986
MSHA mine ID1700371
Mine name (MSHA)Town Of Norway Pit
Current operatorTown Of Norway
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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