Apco Pits Clark Sand Pit

Producer in Edgecombe 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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10200087
MRDS ID W020980
MAS/MILS ID 0370650001
Record type Site
Current site name Apco Pits Clark Sand Pit
Alternate or previous names Apco Pits, Clark Sand Pit
Related records 10099906

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.5136, 35.92508 (WGS84)
Elevation 15

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Edgecombe(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tarboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rocky Mount(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rocky Mount(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Tar(hydrologic unit)

Pamlico(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neuse-Pamlico(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Edgecombe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.5136, 35.92508

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 Barnhill Contracting Co., Inc.
    ID 3100384

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT AUGUST 23, 1972.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    USGS GSC JULY 95.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LISTED ON JULY 95 USGS GSC LIST AS CLARK SAND PIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-JUL-1995 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 08/01/1991
MSHA mine ID3100384
Mine name (MSHA)Apco Pits
Current operatorBarnhill Contracting Co., SouthEast Division
Current controller (parent)Barnhill Contracting Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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