White River Materials Pit

Producer in Knox county in Indiana, 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 10266266
MAS/MILS ID 0180830001
Record type Site
Current site name White River Materials Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -87.55971, 38.59835 (WGS84)
Elevation 123

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Knox(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Decker(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Vincennes(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vincennes(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Wabash(hydrologic unit)

Wabash(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Knox

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -87.55971, 38.59835

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 Rex Alton And Companies
    ID 1200775

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOORE MICHAEL C., 1975, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PAGE 24.

  • Deposit

    PAST PIT SITE FOR REX ALTON & CO. - MSHA ID SAME AS NEW PIT.

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

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 01/15/2016
MSHA mine ID1200775
Mine name (MSHA)St Thomas Pit
Current operatorRex Alton Companies, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Avery B Alton; R Rex Alton
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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