Griffith Sand Co Sand Pit

Past Producer in Choctaw county in Oklahoma, 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10273388
MAS/MILS ID 0400230013
Record type Site
Current site name Griffith Sand Co Sand Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -95.47165, 34.09233 (WGS84)
Elevation 145
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Choctaw(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hugo Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Antlers(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McAlester(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kiamichi(hydrologic unit)

Red-Little(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Sulphur(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Choctaw

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 005 S 017 E 25 NESESE Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Terrace Deposits

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 Griffith Sand Co
    ID 3401101
    Home office Oklahoma
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AERIAL PHOTO OGS FILES

  • Deposit

    OTHER PITS IN SENWNE SWSENE SWSWNE SESESW AND SESWSW

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Oklahoma Geological Survey Oklahoma Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 06/05/1979
MSHA mine ID3401101
Mine name (MSHA)Griffith Pit
Current operatorGriffith Sand Company
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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