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Buffalo Sand and Gravel Co. Inc

Producer in Prince George's county in Maryland, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068000
MRDS ID W000904
Record type Site
Current site name Buffalo Sand and Gravel Co. Inc
Alternate or previous names Formerly Prince Georges Co.
Related records 10145510

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.9155, 38.82586 (WGS84)
Elevation 76
Relative position AT WOODS CORNER, N. OF AUTH RD. AND E. OF BRANCH AVE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince George's(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anacostia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Prince George's

Comments on the location information

  • 2 PIT SYMBOLS INDICATE DEPOSIT ON TOPO SHHET

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MANY DIFFERENT SIZES OF GRAVEL

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand and Gravel Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.9155, 38.82586
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 7.62M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE PLATEAU CAP INCLUDES A SMALL AMOUNT OF SURFACE LOAM AND IRREGULAR STREAKS OF SAND AND LOAM ; GEOL.DESC: TERRACE DEPOSITS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Buffalo Sand And Gravel Corp.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FIGURES AND YEARS NOT AVAILABLE. AROUND 1938 THE CAPACITY OF THE PLANT WAS STATED TO BE 700 TONS PER 10-HOUR DAY

Comments on the workings information

  • THE WORKINGS APPEAR TO COVER A CONSIDERABLE AREA ON THE TOPOGRAPHIC SHEET

Comments on development

  • THE WATER SUPPLY FOR WASHING WAS OBTAINED FROM A POND FED BY AN EXCELLENT SPRING ; ECON.COM: THERE IS A GOOD WATER SUPPLY FOR WASHING THE GRAVEL; SPRING-FED POND. (DARTON REF.)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EDGERTON, C.D., 1969, US. BUREAU OF MINES, MIN. YEARBOOK, V. 3, P. 374

  • Deposit

    DARTON, N.H., 1939, USGS BULL 906A, P. 18-19

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IT APPEARS THAT THIS DEPOSIT WAS ORIGINALLY WORKED BY THE PRINCE GEORGES CO. (DARTON REF.) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1972 Wright, Nancy A. U.S. Geological Survey

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