Purdy Pit

Producer in Knox 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. 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 10249315
MRDS ID W021531
MAS/MILS ID 0390830007
Record type Site
Current site name Purdy Pit
Alternate or previous names Mount Vernon Plant.
Related records 10075094

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -82.49565, 40.37613 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Knox(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Vernon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Newark(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Marion(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Walhonding(hydrologic unit)

Muskingum(hydrologic accounting unit)

Muskingum(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Knox

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
006 N 013 W 01 SW Ohio

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -82.49565, 40.37613

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 Operator
    Owner Purdy Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 3301612
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT MAY 10 AND 11, 1972

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A PORTABLE PLANT AND A PERMANENT PLANT.

  • 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-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)

StatusActive since 10/14/1999
MSHA mine ID3301612
Mine name (MSHA)UNITED AGGREGATES, INC.
Current operatorUnited Aggregates Inc
Current controller (parent)John D Ellis
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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