Van Buren Quarry

Common Shale intermittent · Aroostook County, Maine

IntermittentCommon ShaleSurfaceMSHA

Section

What kind of site this is
QUARRIED · COMMON SHALEBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a quarry or pit, where the rock or gravel itself is the product. The ore color stands for common shale. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateMaine
CountyAroostook
Nearest TownVan Buren
Coordinates47.17528, -67.97778

Commodities

PrimaryCommon Shale

Mine Details

StatusIntermittent
TypeSurface
OperatorEd Pelletier & Sons Co
Employees5
Data SourceMSHA
Source ID1701205
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SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Cyr Pit2.8 miSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

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