Hamilton Pit

Producer in Marion county in Alabama, 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112037
MRDS ID W033231
MAS/MILS ID 0010930005
Record type Site
Current site name Hamilton Pit
Related records 10081239

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.04943, 34.13903 (WGS84)
Elevation 165
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marion(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Weston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tupelo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tupelo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Buttahatchee(hydrologic unit)

Black Warrior-Tombigbee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Mobile-Tombigbee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Marion

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Huntsville 011 S 014 W 05 NWNENE Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.04943, 34.13903

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hamilton Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 100542
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BEG, MARZA A. & GEORGE, I. DAVID, AL DIR OF ACTIVE MINES

  • Deposit

    AL GEOL SURVEY MAP 176, FEB 20, 1976.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 10/1/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    CMS AND RCF LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/15/1992
MSHA mine ID0100542
Mine name (MSHA)Hamilton Pit
Current operatorHamilton Sand & Gravel Company
Current controller (parent)Boyett Ivon K
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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