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Location DB > United States > Vermont > Stockbridge > Greeley Talc Mine
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Greeley Talc Mine
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 Database Info
created by FZRaven on 7/10/2005 10:18 PM
last modified by fr00tCake on 4/27/2021 8:27 PM
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 Overview
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Mine going into the hillside about 60 yards or so. There are two tunnels heading off one to the right one to the left. The left tunnels goes back in about 40-50 yards. The right tunnel goes back about 60 yards. There are places along the tunnel where they started branching tunnels but gave up after 5-10 feet on all of them. During the winter there are loads of bats.
 Basic Information
Type: Tunnel
Status: Abandoned
Accessibility: Moderate
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
 Physical Information
Address

Stockbridge, Vermont
United States
Owner: Eastern Talc Co.
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  •  Hazards
  • unsafe flooring
  • flooding
  • air quality
  •  Interesting Features
    Lots of old rails laying around, there are some old electric wires running up the hill (supposed to be another mine farther up).
     Security Measures
  • locked gates
  •  Historical Dates
    Built: 0
    Closed: 1936
     Required Equipment
  • flashlight
  • breathing mask
  • gloves
  • head protection
  • long pants / sleeves
  • towelettes
  • Asbestos is known to be present in Talc. Wear a respirator with a HEPA cartridge!
  •  Recommended Equipment
    Camera, powerful light
     History
    The mine produced Talc, Chalcopyrite, an Steatite ores for several years at the beginning of the century, before being closed. Not much known about the mine not a lot of people even know about them.
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     Future Plans
    Nothing going to happen to the mine anytime soon. It's a bat habitat so it's going to be closed up for a long time.
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    Greely Talc Mine
    Sun, Jul 10th, 2005
    posted by FZRaven
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     Validation
    This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 4/28/2021 2:40 PM.

     Latest Changes
  • on Apr 28 21 at 14:40, Emperor Wang validated this location
  • on Apr 27 21 at 20:27, fr00tCake changed the following: Year Built, Year Closed
  • on Apr 27 21 at 20:25, fr00tCake changed the following: Display Name, Owner, Latitude, Longitude, History, Required Equipment, Media Coverage
  • on Apr 20 20 at 4:28, Steed validated this location
  • on Apr 20 20 at 2:31, FZRaven changed the following: Longitude
  • on Apr 7 20 at 16:06, Emperor Wang validated this location
  • on Apr 7 20 at 16:05, Emperor Wang changed the following: Notes for Mods, Interesting Features
  • on Apr 6 20 at 17:09, FZRaven made this location public
  • on Jul 10 05 at 22:55, FZRaven made this location available
  • on Jul 10 05 at 22:55, FZRaven changed the main information
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