Pine Creek Furnace Quarry

Past Producer in Armstrong county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10177880
MAS/MILS ID 0420050027
Record type Site
Current site name Pine Creek Furnace Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -79.42054, 40.85191 (WGS84)
Elevation 329
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Armstrong(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mosgrove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Indiana(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pittsburgh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Allegheny-Redbank(hydrologic unit)

Allegheny(hydrologic accounting unit)

Allegheny(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Armstrong

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -79.42054, 40.85191

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITY USEFUL FOR CONCRETE,AGGREGATE,ROAD METAL,CEMENT

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MITES OF PA.,1964,PG.10,MAP4

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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/11/1992
MSHA mine ID3607591
Mine name (MSHA)Pine Furnace Mine
Current operatorBill Turner Enterprises Inc
Current controller (parent)Turner William C
Mine typeSurface (Coal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1741 m, 0.80 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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