Pocono Sand Plant Quarry

Past Producer in Garrett county in Maryland, 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10194620
MRDS ID W019874
MAS/MILS ID 0240230002
Record type Site
Current site name Pocono Sand Plant Quarry
Related records 10073732

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -79.34305, 39.56333 (WGS84)
Elevation 811
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Garrett(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McHenry(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Morgantown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cumberland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Youghiogheny(hydrologic unit)

Monongahela(hydrologic accounting unit)

Monongahela(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Garrett

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -79.34305, 39.56333

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 Operator
    Owner Pocono Sandstone Co., Div. Of Greer Steel Co.
    ID 1800475
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL AND PRODUCES SILICA SAND.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0240239003.

  • Deposit

    # POR IS TOWN OF MC HENRY, MD.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LISTS 1/30/78 AND 5/18/81.

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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 08/14/1978
MSHA mine ID1800475
Mine name (MSHA)Pocono Sand Plant
Current operatorPocono Sand Company Div Of Greer St
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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