Oxford Pit

Producer in Lafayette county in Mississippi, 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 10195261
MAS/MILS ID 0280710087
Record type Site
Current site name Oxford Pit
Alternate or previous names Oxford Sand Company Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -89.39447, 34.40323 (WGS84)
Elevation 161
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lafayette(county)

Mississippi(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bagley Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oxford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tupelo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Tallahatchie(hydrologic unit)

Yazoo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-Yazoo(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Holly Springs National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Bienville National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in Mississippi(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Mississippi Lafayette

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -89.39447, 34.40323

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

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Oxford Sand Co.
    ID 2200478
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 2/25/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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)

StatusActive since 01/28/2014
MSHA mine ID2200478
Mine name (MSHA)MMC Materials, Inc.
Current operatorHard Rock Sand & Grvl
Current controller (parent)Dunn Investment Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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