Gentry Pit

Plant in Warren county in Ohio, 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. 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 10224889
MRDS ID W021838
MAS/MILS ID 0391650006
Record type Site
Current site name Gentry Pit
Alternate or previous names Franklin Pit & Mill, Gentry Sand and Gravel Company

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.32461, 39.53034 (WGS84)
Elevation 250

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Warren(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Franklin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dayton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cincinnati(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Great Miami, Indiana, Ohio(hydrologic unit)

Great Miami(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Miami(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Warren

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.32461, 39.53034

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner American Aggregates Corp.
    ID 3302940

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH & SAFETY INSPECTION REPORTS JUNE 12 1973 & AUG 2

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A PORTABLE MILL.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10-81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10-81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11-82

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 02/28/2019
MSHA mine ID3302940
Mine name (MSHA)FRANKLIN GRAVEL
Current operatorMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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