Buzzell Pit

Past Producer in Essex county in Massachusetts, 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 10243623
MRDS ID W019970
MAS/MILS ID 0250090036
Record type Site
Current site name Buzzell Pit
Related records 10073802

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.99166, 42.83137 (WGS84)
Elevation 27
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Essex(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Newburyport West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gloucester(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Winnipesaukee River(hydrologic unit)

Merrimack(hydrologic accounting unit)

Merrimack(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Essex

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Berwick Formation

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Ralph L Buzzell Inc.
    ID 1900607

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11/23/79,STATUS=CLOSED AS OF 03/13/78

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS, ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

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 03/23/1979
MSHA mine ID1900607
Mine name (MSHA)Buzzell Pit And Plant
Current operatorRalph L Buzzell Inc
Current controller (parent)Buzzell Ralph L Inc
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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