Gate 5 Pit

Occurrence in Richmond county in Georgia, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055294
MRDS ID RE00598
Record type Site
Current site name Gate 5 Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.13735, 33.39455 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Richmond(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grovetown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Thomson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Athens(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Savannah(hydrologic unit)

Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Fort Gordon(Army Base)

Army Base ARMY(Type of land area)

ARMY(Federal land areas administered by ARMY)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Richmond

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.13735, 33.39455

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Age of Mineralization Cretaceous To Tertiary

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Duffie Construction Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHN HOSTERMAN, CLAY COMMODITY SPECIALIST, USGS, UNPUBLISHED DIGITAL DATA

  • Deposit

    Laney, M.K., 1991, Mining Directory Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Circular 2, 112 Pp.Laney, M.K., 1991, Mining Directory Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Circular 2, 112 Pp.

  • Deposit

    John Hosterman, Clay Commodity Specialist, Usgs, Unpublished Digital Data.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey age of mineralization, add host rock type; deposit type; added reference
Reporter 01-JUN-1992 Klein, Terry L. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey updated references; checked location; entered commodity codes

Beyond USGS

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