Fouche Pit

Past Producer in Yazoo 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 10267649
MAS/MILS ID 0281630001
Record type Site
Current site name Fouche Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.3676, 32.69627 (WGS84)
Elevation 107

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yazoo(county)

Mississippi(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bentonia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yazoo City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Jackson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Big Black(hydrologic unit)

Big Black-Homochitto(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-Big Black(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Mississippi Yazoo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.3676, 32.69627

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Warren Brothers Co., Div. Of Ashland Oil
    ID 2200188
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE LISTING 11-24-79.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0281639001

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTION REPORT 9-6-72.

  • 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 06/01/1979
MSHA mine ID2200188
Mine name (MSHA)Fouche Pit
Current operatorWarren Brothers Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Ashland Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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