Gneiss Quarry

Past Producer in Worcester county in Massachusetts, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10291375
MRDS ID W020133
MAS/MILS ID 0250270007
Record type Site
Current site name Gneiss Quarry
Related records 10073943

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.60508, 42.39577 (WGS84)
Elevation 116
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Worcester(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hudson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Concord River(hydrologic unit)

Merrimack(hydrologic accounting unit)

Merrimack(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Worcester

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.60508, 42.39577

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 Berlin Stone Co., Inc.
    ID 1900003
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 8/24/72

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS, ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-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)

StatusActive since 01/22/2014
MSHA mine ID1900003
Mine name (MSHA)Berlin Stone Company
Current operatorBerlin Stone Company-Div/Mass Broken Stone Co
Current controller (parent)Massachusetts Broken Stone Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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