Sand Pit

Producer in Brunswick county in North Carolina, 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 10127247
MRDS ID W020859
MAS/MILS ID 0370190002
Record type Site
Current site name Sand Pit
Related records 10074554

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.25143, 33.94733 (WGS84)
Elevation 8

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Brunswick(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Holden Beach(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Myrtle Beach(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Georgetown(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Carolina Coastal-Sampit(hydrologic unit)

Lower Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Brunswick

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.25143, 33.94733

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 Bruswick Paving Co.
    ID 3101302

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT SEPTEMBER 19, 1974.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    1980 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10-81

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 03/13/1980
MSHA mine ID3101302
Mine name (MSHA)Sand Pit
Current operatorEpting-Ballenger Corp
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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