Gainey Sand Pit

Past Producer in Wayne county in North Carolina, 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10184088
MRDS ID W021290
MAS/MILS ID 0371910011
Record type Site
Current site name Gainey Sand Pit
Related records 10074887

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.98612, 35.3287 (WGS84)
Elevation 18

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wayne(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Southeast Goldsboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kinston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rocky Mount(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Neuse(hydrologic unit)

Neuse(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neuse-Pamlico(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Wayne

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.98612, 35.3287

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 Unknown
    Owner Mobile Equipment Co.
    ID 3101315

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT FEBRUARY 25, 1975.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10-81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10-81

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LIST; ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

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)

StatusAbandoned since 05/21/1982
MSHA mine ID3101315
Mine name (MSHA)Gainey Sand Pit
Current operatorMobile Equipment Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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