Vermont · Rutland County
Producer
Vermont Lightweight Aggregate Co.
Rutland County, Vermont, United States
Stone Crushed/Broken Bloating Material
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimaryStone, Crushed/Broken
TertiaryBloating Material
Commodity typeNonmetallic
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeMedium
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsSlate
Geology
Host rockSlate · St. Catherine Formation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Last production1975
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References
MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; (HANOVER, NH), P. 12.DALE, T.N., 1914, SLATE IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULLETIN NO. 275, PP. 89-111.FOWLER, P., 1950, STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE CASTLETON AREA, VERMONT: VGS BULLETIN NO. 2, PLATE 1.DOLL, C.G.Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.Doll, C.G., 1961, Centennial Geologic Map Of Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Scale 1:250,000.Fowler, P., 1950, Stratigraphy And Structure Of The Castleton Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 2.Fowler, P., 1950, Stratigraphy And Structure Of The Castleton Area, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Bulletin 2.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Dale, T.N., Hillebrand, W.F., Eckel, E.C., And Coons, T.A., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 586, 220 P.Dale, T.N., Hillebrand, W.F., Eckel, E.C., And Coons, T.A., 1914, Slate In The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 586, 220 P.
Identification
Deposit ID10081694
MRDS IDW033999
Alternate namesVt Lightweight Aggregate Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.59669, -73.17343
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.