Wassaic Pit

Producer in Dutchess county in New York, 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 10248046
MAS/MILS ID 0360270005
Record type Site
Current site name Wassaic Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.56485, 41.83469 (WGS84)
Elevation 166
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dutchess(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Amenia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Waterbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Housatonic(hydrologic unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Dutchess

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.56485, 41.83469

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 R. Allen Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 3001792
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS

  • Deposit

    MSHA UPDATE 1978

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10-81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10-81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-83 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 08/18/1989
MSHA mine ID3001792
Mine name (MSHA)Wassic Pit
Current operatorRichard Allen Sand & Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Allen Richard
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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