Mohawk Pit

Producer in Calhoun county in Alabama, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10184904
MRDS ID W033430
MAS/MILS ID 0010150001
Record type Site
Current site name Mohawk Pit
Related records 10107421

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.03187, 33.78404 (WGS84)
Elevation 153
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calhoun(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ohatchee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Birmingham North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Birmingham(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Coosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Calhoun

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Huntsville 014 S 006 E 29 NWNE Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.03187, 33.78404

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1949

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mohawk Sand And Silica Co.
    ID 100887
    Interest 100
    Home office Alabama
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WYNDHAM, C. E.,INVESTIGATION OF ALA. MANGANESE DEPOSITS, CAL

  • Deposit

    CHEROKEE, AND CLEBURNE COUNTIES, ALA. U.S.B.M. R.I. 4976

  • Deposit

    LOCATION VERIFIED 1978 HMSHA

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 6/3/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOC. WITH PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0010159001

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-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 06/03/1985
MSHA mine ID0100887
Mine name (MSHA)Mohawk Pit And Plant
Current operatorMohawk Sand & Silica Company Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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