Bowlin Pit

Producer in Lowndes county in Mississippi, 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 10243337
MAS/MILS ID 0280870004
Record type Site
Current site name Bowlin Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.39564, 33.46685 (WGS84)
Elevation 46
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lowndes(county)

Mississippi(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Columbus South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Starkville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

West Point(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Luxapallila(hydrologic unit)

Black Warrior-Tombigbee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Mobile-Tombigbee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Mississippi Lowndes

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.39564, 33.46685

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Offshore
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Apac Mississippi, Inc.
    ID 2200122
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Ashland Warren, Inc.
    ID 2200122

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5-18-81.

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/28/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 9/21/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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 07/21/2004
MSHA mine ID2200122
Mine name (MSHA)Bowlin Pit
Current operatorApac-Mississippi Inc
Current controller (parent)CRH PLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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