Saugerties Pit

Producer in Ulster county in New York, United States with commodity Clay
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 10143522
MAS/MILS ID 0361110044
Record type Site
Current site name Saugerties Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -73.94956, 42.06669 (WGS84)
Elevation 50
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ulster(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Saugerties(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pittsfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Hudson(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Ulster

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -73.94956, 42.06669

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 Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Saugerties Highway Department
    ID 3002594
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. REPT. 11-24-81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5-18-81

  • Deposit

    PRODUCES SHALE

  • Deposit

    ASSOC. WITH PLANT SEQ. NO. 0361119001

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 09/21/1999
MSHA mine ID3002594
Mine name (MSHA)SAUGERTIES PLANT AND PIT
Current operatorSaugerties Highway Department
Current controller (parent)Town Of Saugerties-Ny
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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