Mccormack Sand & Gravel Pit

Producer in Nassau county in New York, 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 10127127
MRDS ID W020581
MAS/MILS ID 0360590002
Record type Site
Current site name Mccormack Sand & Gravel Pit
Alternate or previous names Port Washington Plant, Colonial Sand and Stone Company
Related records 10074316

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.66206, 40.8211 (WGS84)
Elevation 18

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nassau(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sea Cliff(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Long Island West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

New York(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northern Long Island(hydrologic unit)

Long Island(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Nassau

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.66206, 40.8211

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 Mc Cormack Sand Co.
    ID 3000834
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0360599001.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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 08/01/1989
MSHA mine ID3000834
Mine name (MSHA)Cow Bay Sand Company
Current operatorCow Bay Sand Company
Current controller (parent)Creek Towing & Mc Cormack Sand Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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