Northumberland Sand Plant

Producer in Northumberland county in Pennsylvania, 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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10177681
MRDS ID W022200
MAS/MILS ID 0420970002
Record type Site
Current site name Northumberland Sand Plant
Alternate or previous names Northumberland Pit & Mill, Central Builders Supply Company
Related records 10075589

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.72776, 40.92221 (WGS84)
Elevation 137

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northumberland(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Riverside(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sunbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Harrisburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna(hydrologic unit)

Upper Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)

Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Northumberland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.72776, 40.92221

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REFERENCE: PA DEPT NAT RES 1976

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

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 02/17/2026
MSHA mine ID3603509
Mine name (MSHA)Northumberland Sand Plant
Current operatorCentral Builders Supply Company
Current controller (parent)Matthew G Markunas
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1443 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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