Abandoned mines in Worcester County, Massachusetts

1. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   53 12.7%
2. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   363 87.3%

A name is the label printed beside the symbol on the map. "First mapped" is the earliest topographic edition that shows the symbol, which bounds the feature's age from above; it is not the date it was worked. Unnamed features (most prospect pits, adits and shafts carry no label) are in the counts above but not this list.

1. 30 Southwest Cutoff Plant

   Surface metal/non-metal · Auburn Sand Gravel & Loam Corp · MSHA ID 1900659
   Abandoned 1985-05-14
2. Armour Pit And Plant

   Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Sutton Highway Department · MSHA ID 1900706
   Abandoned 1992-04-10
3. Baldarelli Brothers Pit

   Surface metal/non-metal · Baldarelli Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 1900270
   Abandoned 1981-09-16
4. Barre Road Pit

   Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Hardwick Highway Department · MSHA ID 1900915
   Abandoned 1982-05-21
5. Barre S&G

   Surface metal/non-metal · Aggregate Industries Northeast Region · MSHA ID 1900582
   Abandoned 2007-09-05
6. Berlin Pit

   Surface metal/non-metal · Bates Sand & Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 1900601
   Abandoned 1979-10-30
7. Berlin Pit

   Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Berlin · MSHA ID 1900753
   Abandoned 1978-12-21
8. Boan Farm Pit

   Surface metal/non-metal · John Swartz & Son Inc · MSHA ID 1900938
   Abandoned 1983-01-10
9. Bolton Pit

   Surface metal/non-metal · Davis Farms · MSHA ID 1900757
   Abandoned 1982-05-21
10. Bowen Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Forte Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 1900812
    Abandoned 1978-12-15
11. Bowen Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Hood'S Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1900996
    Abandoned 1985-10-04
12. Brown's Processing Extec

    Surface metal/non-metal · Brown's Trucking & Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 1901047
    Abandoned 2018-07-24
13. BROWN'S PROCESSING RAWSON CRUSHE

    Surface metal/non-metal · Brown'S Trucking & Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 1901099
    Abandoned 2003-09-08
14. C J Mabardy Inc

    Surface metal/non-metal · C J Mabardy Inc · MSHA ID 1900261
    Abandoned 2017-10-01
15. Candlewood Recreation Area

    Surface metal/non-metal · Adams Farm · MSHA ID 1900944
    Abandoned 1978-05-19
16. Cemetery Road Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Beaudry Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 1900675
    Abandoned 1982-05-21
17. Central Mass Sand & Gravel

    Surface metal/non-metal · Central Mass S & G LLC · MSHA ID 1901094
    Abandoned 2023-05-15
18. CF Briggs

    Surface metal/non-metal · C F Briggs Inc. · MSHA ID 1901316
    Abandoned 2024-09-04
19. Charlton Pit And Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · Oxford Asphalt & Paving Corp · MSHA ID 1900692
    Abandoned 1978-10-03
20. Chocksett Pit 1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Ground Control Corporation · MSHA ID 1901146
    Abandoned 2008-04-21
21. Chocksett Pitt

    Surface metal/non-metal · Central Mass Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1901209
    Abandoned 2017-09-14
22. Clear Summit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Crossed Streams Leasing Inc. · MSHA ID 1901015
    Abandoned 2014-03-06
23. Crossover Pit And Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Donald P Graves · MSHA ID 1900742
    Abandoned 1978-12-18
24. Diso Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Hood'S Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1900997
    Abandoned 1985-10-04
25. Double L Realty Inc.

    Surface metal/non-metal · Double L Realty Inc. · MSHA ID 1901231
    Abandoned 2012-08-27
26. Douglas Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Douglas · MSHA ID 1900708
    Abandoned 1980-03-28
27. Dudley Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Dudley Concrete Inc · MSHA ID 1901181
    Abandoned 2011-08-03
28. E W Sykes Pit And Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · E W Sykes Inc · MSHA ID 1900683
    Abandoned 1987-08-14
29. Eastland

    Surface metal/non-metal · eastland partners · MSHA ID 1901306
    Abandoned 2022-05-24
30. F & G Sand And Gravel Company Incorporat

    Surface metal/non-metal · F & G Sand & Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 1900306
    Abandoned 1986-06-30
31. FERRARI SAND & GRAVEL

    Surface metal/non-metal · LEO P. FERRARI · MSHA ID 1901144
    Abandoned 2007-04-27
32. Fillion-Bruffee-Willard Rhoades Or Bouch

    Surface metal/non-metal · Nemasket Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1900559
    Abandoned 1980-07-15
33. Gilbou Mountain Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Hutnak Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1900722
    Abandoned 1979-02-22
34. Grafton Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Emaral Corp · MSHA ID 1900304
    Abandoned 1992-08-12
35. Gravel Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Rotti Construction Co Inc · MSHA ID 1900740
    Abandoned 1979-01-16
36. Guiou Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Percy Guiou Excavating · MSHA ID 1900709
    Abandoned 1979-02-22
37. Harry Bedoian

    Surface metal/non-metal · Harry Bedoian · MSHA ID 1901014
    Abandoned 1992-06-09
38. Hecla Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Uxbridge · MSHA ID 1900707
    Abandoned 1979-01-18
39. HEFFRON MATERIALS/A DIV. OF HEFF

    Surface metal/non-metal · Heffron Materials-Div/Heffron Asphalt Corp · MSHA ID 1901080
    Abandoned 2003-11-20
40. HI-WAY GRAVEL PIT AND PLANT

    Surface metal/non-metal · City Of Gardner · MSHA ID 1900647
    Abandoned 2003-08-05
41. Highway Dept Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Hubbardston · MSHA ID 1900885
    Abandoned 1982-05-21
42. Highway Gravel Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Sturbridge · MSHA ID 1900766
    Abandoned 1986-01-07
43. Highway Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Spencer · MSHA ID 1900729
    Abandoned 1979-04-30
44. Highway Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of New Braintree Highway Depar · MSHA ID 1900891
    Abandoned 1979-06-14
45. Highway Pit And Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Oxford · MSHA ID 1900699
    Abandoned 1980-10-15
46. Highway Pit And Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Templeton · MSHA ID 1900674
    Abandoned 1979-02-07
47. Holden Sand & Gravel Company

    Surface metal/non-metal · Holden Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 1900317
    Abandoned 2004-11-22
48. Holland Pit And Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · Stan Kartbenski Inc · MSHA ID 1900941
    Abandoned 1979-05-08
49. HOOD'S SAND & GRAVEL

    Surface metal/non-metal · Hood'S Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1900354
    Abandoned 2002-04-29
50. HOPEDALE PLANT

    Surface metal/non-metal · Rosenfeld Concrete Corp · MSHA ID 1900358
    Abandoned 2018-01-16
51. Hubbardston Sand LLC

    Surface metal/non-metal · Hubbardston Sand LLC · MSHA ID 1901225
    Abandoned 2014-08-08
52. IMMANUE CORP.

    Surface metal/non-metal · Denis Engineering & Machinery Corp · MSHA ID 1901073
    Abandoned 1999-09-07
53. Intervale Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Rutland Highway Department · MSHA ID 1900890
    Abandoned 1980-05-28
54. John D Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Richard H Cutler Owner · MSHA ID 1900887
    Abandoned 1979-01-04
55. Jungle Road

    Surface metal/non-metal · LLEC Inc · MSHA ID 1901178
    Abandoned 2020-04-21
56. Jungle Road Quarry

    Surface metal/non-metal · The Materials Group of Merrimack LLC · MSHA ID 1901216
    Abandoned 2013-04-29
57. Kanis Pit And Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · John E Kanis · MSHA ID 1900755
    Abandoned 1993-09-09
58. KESTRAL CORP

    Surface metal/non-metal · Pitcherville Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1901056
    Abandoned 2001-09-04
59. Kolman/Athey Portable Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · E H Perkins Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1901089
    Abandoned 2008-07-14
60. Landfill & Oxford Street Pits And Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Auburn · MSHA ID 1900700
    Abandoned 1979-02-21
61. Landfill Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of West Boylston · MSHA ID 1900711
    Abandoned 1978-02-24
62. Landfill Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Bolton · MSHA ID 1900759
    Abandoned 1980-05-28
63. Landfill Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Clinton Highway Department · MSHA ID 1900926
    Abandoned 1978-12-21
64. Landfill Pit And Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Southbridge · MSHA ID 1900764
    Abandoned 1980-08-04
65. Linds Pit & Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · J E Murry Inc · MSHA ID 1900884
    Abandoned 1980-09-02
66. Lost Lake Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Ashburnham Highway Dept · MSHA ID 1900796
    Abandoned 1978-08-28
67. LRC Portable Plant #3

    Surface metal/non-metal · LRC Development Services Inc. · MSHA ID 1901157
    Abandoned 2007-07-19
68. LRC Portable Plant 1

    Surface metal/non-metal · LRC Development Service, Inc. · MSHA ID 1901106
    Abandoned 2008-06-11
69. LRC Portable Plant 2

    Surface metal/non-metal · LRC Development Service, Inc. · MSHA ID 1901107
    Abandoned 2008-06-11
70. Lunenburg Pit And Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · P J Keating Company · MSHA ID 1900350
    Abandoned 1987-07-01
71. Lyford Road Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Stan Kartbenski Inc · MSHA ID 1900937
    Abandoned 1982-05-21
72. M Kristoff Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Assabet Sand & Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 1900756
    Abandoned 1986-03-12
73. MALLET CRUSHING

    Surface metal/non-metal · Joseph A Mallet & Son · MSHA ID 1901088
    Abandoned 2001-03-26
74. Master Screen

    Surface metal/non-metal · Pitcherville Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1901087
    Abandoned 2008-06-18
75. Mc Intyre Sutton Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Intyre Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 1900301
    Abandoned 1990-06-04
76. Milbury Pit & Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · Aggregate Industries Northeast Region Inc · MSHA ID 1900299
    Abandoned 2003-01-15
77. MILFORD QUARRY

    Surface metal/non-metal · Fletcher Granite Company Llc · MSHA ID 1900516
    Abandoned 2001-10-01
78. Milford Quarry Corporation

    Surface metal/non-metal · Milford Quarry Corporation · MSHA ID 1901143
    Abandoned 2006-02-16
79. New England Construction Materials LLC

    Surface metal/non-metal · New England Construction Materials LLC · MSHA ID 1901244
    Abandoned 2020-04-21
80. NORDBERG

    Surface metal/non-metal · Pitcherville Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1901050
    Abandoned 2003-01-06
81. North Brookfield

    Surface metal/non-metal · Dauphinais Concrete · MSHA ID 1901331
    Abandoned 2026-08-25
82. Northboro Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Waldo Maffei Inc · MSHA ID 1900666
    Abandoned 1985-07-17
83. Northbridge Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Northbridge · MSHA ID 1900715
    Abandoned 1979-07-03
84. Northeast Sand & Gravel Products LLC

    Surface metal/non-metal · Northeast Sand & Gravel Products LLC · MSHA ID 1901290
    Abandoned 2022-08-17
85. Old Webrter Road Pit And Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Robbins Sand & Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 1900695
    Abandoned 1991-07-05
86. Oliveira Pit And Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · Oliveira Sand Co · MSHA ID 1900714
    Abandoned 1978-12-15
87. Onyx Corporation

    Surface metal/non-metal · Onyx Corporation · MSHA ID 1901170
    Abandoned 2019-05-02
88. Oxford Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Scavone Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1900697
    Abandoned 1979-05-09
89. PIETTE SAND & GRAVEL

    Surface metal/non-metal · Piette Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1901055
    Abandoned 2002-09-27
90. Pleasant Street Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Upton Fuel & Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1900718
    Abandoned 1979-07-02
91. Pleasant Valley Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Pleasant Valley Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1900705
    Abandoned 1978-12-29
92. Pommogussett Operations

    Surface metal/non-metal · Raymond Construction Services Inc · MSHA ID 1901027
    Abandoned 1992-07-06
93. PORTABLE

    Surface metal/non-metal · Denis Engineering & Machinery Corp · MSHA ID 1901048
    Abandoned 2007-08-20
94. Portable Screen

    Surface metal/non-metal · D. A. Robinson Contracting · MSHA ID 1901118
    Abandoned 2003-02-14
95. POWER SCREEN

    Surface metal/non-metal · R Bates & Sons · MSHA ID 1901102
    Abandoned 2003-12-30
96. Princeton Pit And Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Princeton · MSHA ID 1900720
    Abandoned 1978-12-06
97. Rampco Construction

    Surface metal/non-metal · Northeast Building Products · MSHA ID 1901202
    Abandoned 2013-05-03
98. Riverdale Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Denis Eng. & Mach Corp. · MSHA ID 1901230
    Abandoned 2018-11-27
99. Riverside Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Riverside Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1901018
    Abandoned 1991-06-03
100. Rlmwood Street Pit

     Surface metal/non-metal · Leahy Construction Co Inc · MSHA ID 1900886
     Abandoned 1978-12-13
101. Rodriques Pit

     Surface metal/non-metal · Hood'S Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1900998
     Abandoned 1985-10-04
102. Roger Dines Pit And Plant

     Surface metal/non-metal · Roger Dines Company · MSHA ID 1900959
     Abandoned 1979-04-26
103. ROSENFELD HARTFORD AVE. PIT

     Surface metal/non-metal · Denis Engineering & Machinery Corp · MSHA ID 1901075
     Abandoned 2003-09-05
104. Rt 12 Yard

     Surface metal/non-metal · Baldarelli Bros Inc · MSHA ID 1901108
     Abandoned 2015-04-13
105. Schnorr Pit And Mill

     Surface metal/non-metal · Schnorr Construction Company · MSHA ID 1900360
     Abandoned 1986-06-24
106. Sewall Pit

     Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Boylston · MSHA ID 1900710
     Abandoned 1978-11-24
107. SHEDD BROOK SAND & GRAVEL, LLC.

     Surface metal/non-metal · George R Cairns & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 1901093
     Abandoned 2001-04-09
108. Sibley Road Pit

     Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Wichendon · MSHA ID 1900911
     Abandoned 1978-08-28
109. Spratts Pit

     Surface metal/non-metal · William P Spratt Corp · MSHA ID 1900758
     Abandoned 1982-05-21
110. Sterling Gravel Pit

     Surface metal/non-metal · A.F. Amorello & Sons, Inc. · MSHA ID 1901206
     Abandoned 2020-04-21
111. Sterling I-190 Project

     Surface metal/non-metal · Barletta Company Inc · MSHA ID 1900981
     Abandoned 1980-09-03
112. Sterling Peat Co Pit And Plant

     Surface metal/non-metal · Sterling Peat Company · MSHA ID 1900203
     Abandoned 1981-03-11
113. Sterling Pit

     Surface metal/non-metal · Onyx Corporation · MSHA ID 1901274
     Abandoned 2020-04-21
114. STERLING PIT

     Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Sterling · MSHA ID 1900682
     Abandoned 2003-07-15
115. Sturbridge Pit

     Surface metal/non-metal · Rampco Construction Co., Inc. · MSHA ID 1901251
     Abandoned 2019-04-29
116. Sunny Shores Inc

     Surface metal/non-metal · Leo Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1900668
     Abandoned 1978-10-04
117. SUTTON PIT & MILL

     Surface metal/non-metal · Aggregate Industries Northeast Region Inc · MSHA ID 1900286
     Abandoned 2011-06-20
118. SUTTON PIT AND PLANT

     Surface metal/non-metal · Worcester Sand & Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 1900512
     Abandoned 2004-08-23
119. Szocik Plant And Pits

     Surface metal/non-metal · A C Szociks Inc · MSHA ID 1900670
     Abandoned 1979-01-04
120. T. R. HARDAKER EXCAVATING INC.

     Surface metal/non-metal · T R Hardaker Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 1901083
     Abandoned 2003-07-15
121. Templeton Pit

     Surface metal/non-metal · W J Graves Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1900583
     Abandoned 1978-12-19
122. Templeton Pit

     Surface metal/non-metal · Ernest Strazdas · MSHA ID 1900648
     Abandoned 1982-05-21
123. Town Pit

     Surface metal/non-metal · Town Of Athol Highway Department · MSHA ID 1900898
     Abandoned 1978-12-27
124. Trulson Pit And Mill

     Surface metal/non-metal · Henry Trulson Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1900315
     Abandoned 1981-06-03
125. Tyler Pit

     Surface metal/non-metal · Carl P Risi & Mary E Risi · MSHA ID 1900953
     Abandoned 1979-01-16
126. VANCO SAND & GRVEL, INC.

     Surface metal/non-metal · Vanco Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1901006
     Abandoned 2001-04-23
127. Vandale Pit And Plant

     Surface metal/non-metal · Vandale Inc · MSHA ID 1900677
     Abandoned 1978-10-03
128. Wagner Pit And Mill

     Surface metal/non-metal · Ralph W Wagner & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 1900681
     Abandoned 1986-01-06
129. Waschusetts Street Pit & Mill

     Surface metal/non-metal · R J Paquette Construction Company · MSHA ID 1900579
     Abandoned 1986-04-08
130. WEBSTSER PLANT

     Surface metal/non-metal · Webster Dudley Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1900370
     Abandoned 2003-10-28
131. Wiley Pit And Plant

     Surface metal/non-metal · A Williamson & Son · MSHA ID 1900728
     Abandoned 1974-08-26
132. Zyucks Pit And Plant

     Surface metal/non-metal · Browns Trucking · MSHA ID 1900678
     Abandoned 1978-02-14

Status and date are as reported to MSHA by the operator. Each mine's own page carries its accident, citation and inspection record.

• Middlesex County 383
• Bristol County 271
• Essex County 218
• Norfolk County 213
• Berkshire County 175
• Plymouth County 160
• Barnstable County 139
• Hampden County 138
• Hampshire County 121
• Franklin County 57
• Dukes County 10
• Nantucket County 8

1. USGS, Consolidated Prospect- and Mine-Related Features from 7.5- and 15-Minute Topographic Quadrangle Maps of the United States (USMIN)
   597,612 point and area features digitized from about 106,350 historical topographic maps published 1886–2006; public domain (CC0). A feature is a map symbol, not a field-verified site, and the map does not say whether it was still worked.
2. USGS Fact Sheet 2025–3003, The Abandoned Mine Inventory of the United States
   States that as of 2025 there is no comprehensive national inventory of abandoned mine features, and that the detailed national database now being built will not be published.
3. OSMRE, Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System (e-AMLIS), public Problems layer
   One row per abandoned mine land problem in a problem area, with its type, funding program and reclamation status; mostly coal mined before the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. Coordinates are the problem area's.
4. MSHA, Mines dataset (Mine Data Retrieval System)
   Every mine registered with MSHA since the 1970s; a mine reads Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed when its operator reported that status. Refreshed weekly.
5. US Census Bureau, 2023 cartographic county boundaries (1:500,000)
   Each feature's county is assigned by its coordinates against these boundaries, not copied from the source file.
6. GAO-20-238, Abandoned Hardrock Mines (March 2020)
   Federal agencies had identified at least 140,000 abandoned hardrock mine features on federal land and estimated more than 390,000 more not yet captured in their databases.
7. Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR) Program, US Department of the Interior
   The program the USGS inventory is compiled for. Its appropriations and the 674,000 field-confirmed feature count on this page were provided by the program manager, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, and are cited with permission (2026-09-08).
8. IMCC-NAAMLP Hardrock AML Report
   Page 48 carries the two figures this page leans on: USGS estimates 633,181 of the 725,690 mine features it recorded from historic topographic maps, 87 percent, are hardrock; and state and federal agencies have submitted more than 724,000 AML features to the national database being built, already more than the historic maps hold. Year-by-year AHMR funding is on page 35.