Knox County Pit

Producer in Knox county in Indiana, 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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10144860
MAS/MILS ID 0180830002
Record type Site
Current site name Knox County Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -87.54171, 38.66085 (WGS84)
Elevation 124
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Knox(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Vincennes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Vincennes(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vincennes(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Wabash-Busseron(hydrologic unit)

Wabash(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Knox

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -87.54171, 38.66085

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Offshore
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Dredging
Milling method Classifier

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rogers Group, Inc.
    ID 1200692
    Interest 100
    Home office Indiana
    Year 1991
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Knox County Sand Co.
    Home office Indiana

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT JULY 11-12, 1973.

  • Deposit

    MOORE MICHAEL C., 1975, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PAGE 25.

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA.DBF, 02/95; STADATE 05/91.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPERATION INCLUDES A PIT, DREDGE, AND MILL COMPANY NAME CHANGE AS OF 02/95, MSHA.DBF LIST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-MAY-1995 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)

StatusActive since 10/15/2013
MSHA mine ID1200692
Mine name (MSHA)Knox County Sand & Gravel Plant
Current operatorRogers Group, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Rogers Group Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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External references