Marcellus Pit

Producer in Onondaga 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 10272307
MRDS ID W020597
MAS/MILS ID 0360670004
Record type Site
Current site name Marcellus Pit
Alternate or previous names W.F. Saunders and Sons, Inc.
Related records 10074328

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.33293, 42.99279 (WGS84)
Elevation 213

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Onondaga(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Marcellus(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Auburn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elmira(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Seneca(hydrologic unit)

Oswego(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeastern Lake Ontario(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Onondaga

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.33293, 42.99279

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 W. F. Saunders And Sons, Inc.
    ID 3001589
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0360679009.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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 12/24/1991
MSHA mine ID3001589
Mine name (MSHA)Marcellus Pit
Current operatorW F Saunders & Sons Inc
Current controller (parent)Tracy Saunders
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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