Dalton Pit

Past Producer in Berkshire 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 10291195
MRDS ID W019939
MAS/MILS ID 0250030008
Record type Site
Current site name Dalton Pit
Related records 10099764

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.14643, 42.48498 (WGS84)
Elevation 354
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Berkshire(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pittsfield East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pittsfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Housatonic(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Berkshire

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.14643, 42.48498

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 Donovans Blacktop Service, Inc.
    ID 1900510
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11/23/79

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS, ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0250039010

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 05/15/1979
MSHA mine ID1900510
Mine name (MSHA)Dalton Pit And Plant
Current operatorDonovan'S Blacktop Service Inc
Current controller (parent)Donovan Harry A
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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