Nice Properties Co. Pit

Producer in New Kent county in Virginia, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10203739
MAS/MILS ID 0511270015
Record type Site
Current site name Nice Properties Co. Pit
Alternate or previous names Eller Sand Pit, Pit No. 2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -77.03438, 37.43816 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Kent(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Providence Forge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Petersburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Richmond(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower James(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia New Kent

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -77.03438, 37.43816

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 George J. Nice
    ID 4405196
    Year 1980
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Nice Properties, Inc.
    ID 4405196
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-AUG-81 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 09/26/1985
MSHA mine ID4405196
Mine name (MSHA)Nice Properties Co Pit 2
Current operatorCustom Concrete
Current controller (parent)Mary Schreiber Cox
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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