Pit No 1

Past Producer in Lowndes county in Mississippi, 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10170772
MAS/MILS ID 0280870012
Record type Site
Current site name Pit No 1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.44584, 33.50015 (WGS84)
Elevation 49
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lowndes(county)

Mississippi(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Columbus North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

West Point(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

West Point(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Tombigbee(hydrologic unit)

Black Warrior-Tombigbee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Mobile-Tombigbee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Mississippi Lowndes

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Chickasaw 018 S 018 W 17 NWSWSE Mississippi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Eutaw formation (Tombigbee sand member)

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 Mississippi Alabama Sand Co
    ID 2200401
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 1/30/78

  • Deposit

    CMS & RCF LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 6/13/77

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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 02/02/1978
MSHA mine ID2200401
Mine name (MSHA)Pit No 1
Current operatorMississippi-Alabama Sand Company
Current controller (parent)Boyd C A
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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