Howard Pit

Occurrence in Taylor 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 10055302
MRDS ID RE00608
Record type Site
Current site name Howard Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.23321, 32.60017 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Taylor(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Butler East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Thomaston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phenix City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Flint(hydrologic unit)

Apalachicola(hydrologic accounting unit)

Apalachicola(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Taylor

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.23321, 32.60017

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Howard Sand 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    JOHN HOSTERMAN, CLAY COMMODITY SPECIALIST, USGS, UNPUBLISHED DIGITAL DATA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    John Hosterman, Clay Commodity Specialist, Usgs, Unpublished Digital Data.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

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.