Century Pit

Producer in Escambia county in Florida, 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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118842
MAS/MILS ID 0120330022
Record type Site
Current site name Century Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -87.2503, 30.97881 (WGS84)
Elevation 17
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Escambia(county)

Florida(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Century(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bay Minette(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pensacola(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Escambia(hydrologic unit)

Escambia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Choctawhatchee-Escambia(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Escambia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -87.2503, 30.97881

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Red Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 800888
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT, JULY 8, 1980

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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 07/30/1990
MSHA mine ID0800888
Mine name (MSHA)Escambia County Pits
Current operatorRed'S Sand & Gravel Company
Current controller (parent)Lambeth Fred W
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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