| Deposit ID | 10201660 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420130005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Roaring Spring Quarry. |
| Alternate or previous names | New Enterprises Stone & Lime Co Inc |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.39971, 40.34282 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 366 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Blair(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Roaring Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Johnstown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pittsburgh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Juniata(hydrologic unit)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)
Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Blair |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -78.39971, 40.34282 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420130005 |
SMITH, R.C. II, 1974, ROARING SPRING, BLAIR COUNTY, OPEN FI
PORT WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY--CONTAINS INFORMA
LOCATION, MINERALOGY, GEOLGIC DESCRIPTION.
BUTTS, CHARLES (1945), "HOLLIDAYSBURG-HUNTINGDON FOLIO,"-U.S
SURVEY GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES NO.227.
LEES, J.A. (1967), "STRATIGRAPHY OF THE LOWER ORDOVICIAN AXE
MESTONE IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA", PA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH SER.
GEOL. REPT. G52.
PLATT, FRANKLIN (1881), "THE GEOLOGY OF BLAIR COUNTY", PA. G
RVEY, 2ND SER. REPT. T.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DATE OF COMMENTS: JUNE, 1976. REC. 030, LAT. & LONGIT. LOCATION, (COLS. 14-30) AND ELEVAT (COLS. 67-71) ARE THE MEANS OF THREE CLOSELY SPACED LOCALITIES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Dunn, George | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 06/29/2010 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3600195 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Roaring Spring Quarry |
| Current operator | New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. |
| Current controller (parent) | New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (526 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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