Coplay Cement Co Plant #2 & Quarry

Producer in Northampton county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10208586
MRDS ID W022180
MAS/MILS ID 0420950021
Record type Site
Current site name Coplay Cement Co Plant #2 & Quarry
Alternate or previous names Penn Dixie Cement Corp.
Related records 10075569, 10201977

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -75.32791, 40.7358 (WGS84)
Elevation 91

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northampton(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nazareth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Allentown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Delaware-Musconetcong(hydrologic unit)

Upper Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)

Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Northampton

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -75.32791, 40.7358

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 Coplay Cement Co
    ID 3600216
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REFERENCE: PA DEPT NAT RES 1976

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    1980 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ # 0420959004

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1983 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 06/20/2016
MSHA mine ID3600216
Mine name (MSHA)Nazareth Plant 2
Current operatorEssroc Cement Corporation
Current controller (parent)Heidelberg Materials AG
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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