Keifer Pit

Producer in Clark 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. 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 10273381
MRDS ID W021377
MAS/MILS ID 0390230003
Record type Site
Current site name Keifer Pit
Related records 10074961

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -83.88929, 39.85113 (WGS84)
Elevation 302
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clark(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Yellow Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Springfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Columbus(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Great Miami, Indiana, Ohio(hydrologic unit)

Great Miami(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Miami(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Clark

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -83.88929, 39.85113

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 Keifer Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 3301535

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT SEPTEMBER 25, 1973.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A PERMANENT MILL.

  • Deposit

    LOCATION VERIFIED FROM OHIO DIV OF RECLAMATION DATA PERMIT

  • Deposit

    NO. 340.

  • 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-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 09/22/1982
MSHA mine ID3301535
Mine name (MSHA)Keifer Sand And Gravel
Current operatorKeifer Sand & Gravel
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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