Parmer Pit

Producer in Kit Carson county in Colorado, 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10215538
MAS/MILS ID 0080630001
Record type Site
Current site name Parmer Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -102.26579, 39.39891 (WGS84)
Elevation 1269
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kit Carson(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Burlington NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Burlington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Limon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Republican(hydrologic unit)

Republican(hydrologic accounting unit)

Republican(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Kit Carson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 008 S 044 W 36 C Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) Ogallala Fm

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 Owner-Operator
    Owner Andrews Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 501995
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINES RESPONDENT'S LIST

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-1983 Lansdown 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 06/14/1993
MSHA mine ID0501995
Mine name (MSHA)Limon Plant
Current operatorAndrews Sand & Gravel
Current controller (parent)Ortis Andrews
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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