Hitch Gravel Pit

Producer in Prince George 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 10208054
MRDS ID W023269
MAS/MILS ID 0511490003
Record type Site
Current site name Hitch Gravel Pit
Alternate or previous names Hitch Gravel Corp.
Related records 10076303

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.33409, 37.30896 (WGS84)
Elevation 18

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince George(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hopewell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Petersburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Richmond(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Appomattox(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Prince George

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.33409, 37.30896

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 Hitch Gravel Corp.
    ID 4402395

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-JUL-1982 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 07/29/1980
MSHA mine ID4402395
Mine name (MSHA)Hitch Gravel Corp Sand And Gravel
Current operatorHitch Gravel Corp
Current controller (parent)Hitch James E
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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