Cargill, Inc., Div. of Cayuga Rock

Plant in Tompkins county in New York, United States with commodity Salt
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 10175690
MRDS ID W020761
MAS/MILS ID 0361090008
Record type Site
Current site name Cargill, Inc., Div. of Cayuga Rock
Alternate or previous names Cayuga Mine & Mill, Salt Company, Inc.
Related records 10074470

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.52544, 42.52859 (WGS84)
Elevation 171

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tompkins(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ludlowville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Auburn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elmira(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Seneca(hydrologic unit)

Oswego(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeastern Lake Ontario(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Tompkins

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Salt Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.52544, 42.52859

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Wash

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Cargill Salt
    ID 3000663
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 10-16-81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5-18-81

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10-28-81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10-30-81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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)

StatusActive since 01/11/1983
MSHA mine ID3000663
Mine name (MSHA)CAYUGA MINE
Current operatorCARGILL SALT
Current controller (parent)Cargill Inc
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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