Fourmans Gravel Pit

Producer in Darke county in Ohio, 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 10126925
MRDS ID W021410
MAS/MILS ID 0390370005
Record type Site
Current site name Fourmans Gravel Pit
Related records 10074986

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -84.69572, 40.11443 (WGS84)
Elevation 320
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Darke(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Greenville West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Piqua(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Muncie(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Great Miami, Indiana, Ohio(hydrologic unit)

Great Miami(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Miami(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Darke

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
012 N 002 E 30 E2 Ohio

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -84.69572, 40.11443

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 Operator
    Owner Fouremans Sand And Gravel
    ID 3301478
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT SEPTEMBER 6, 1973.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A PERMANENT MILL.

  • Deposit

    LOCATION VERIFIED FROM OHIO DIV OF RECLAMATION DATA PERMIT

  • Deposit

    NO. 433.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10-81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10-81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11-82

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-83 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 04/08/2025
MSHA mine ID3301478
Mine name (MSHA)Foureman's Gravel
Current operatorFoureman's Sand & Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Connie S Stollar
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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