Kemble Limestone Quarry

Past Producer in Bedford county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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 10153128
MAS/MILS ID 0420090024
Record type Site
Current site name Kemble Limestone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -78.25331, 40.27082 (WGS84)
Elevation 296
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bedford(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Martinsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnstown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pittsburgh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Raystown(hydrologic unit)

Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)

Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Bedford

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -78.25331, 40.27082

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Kemble Coal And Iron Co.
    Year 1964

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITY USEFUL AS AGR.L.S.,CEMENT,CONCRETE,AGGREGATE,RD.

  • Deposit

    METAL,BLAST FURN.,RR BALLAST

  • Deposit

    PGS MINERAL RESOURCE REPORT,M50,PART ONE,LIMESTONES AND DOLO

  • Deposit

    MITES OF PA,1964,PG.11,MAP 8

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-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.