Joppa Road Pits

Past Producer in Baltimore county in Maryland, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10145382
MRDS ID W019839
MAS/MILS ID 0240050018
Record type Site
Current site name Joppa Road Pits
Alternate or previous names Nottingham Properties, Inc.
Related records 10073702

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.50936, 39.39192 (WGS84)
Elevation 43
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baltimore(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Towson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Baltimore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gunpowder-Patapsco(hydrologic unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Baltimore

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.50936, 39.39192

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Flintkote Stone Products Co.
    ID 1800314
    Interest 100
    Home office Maryland
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EDWARDS, JR., J., 1971, MARYLAND I.C. 11, P. 9.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT JULY 8, 1971.

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-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 11/20/1980
MSHA mine ID1800314
Mine name (MSHA)Joppa Road Plant
Current operatorGenstar Stone Products Company
Current controller (parent)Cimenteries Cbr Cementbedrijven
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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