Continental Pit

Producer in Camden county in New Jersey, 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 10271669
MAS/MILS ID 0340070007
Record type Site
Current site name Continental Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -75.05101, 39.80001 (WGS84)
Elevation 30

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Camden(county)

New Jersey(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Runnemede(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wilmington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wilmington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Delaware(hydrologic unit)

Lower Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)

Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Jersey Camden

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -75.05101, 39.80001

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 Continental Sand And Gravel
    ID 2800953
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION 10-15-79.

  • Deposit

    PHONE CALL 2-11-81.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-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 10/15/1979
MSHA mine ID2800953
Mine name (MSHA)Continental Pit
Current operatorContinental Sand & Gravel
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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