| Deposit ID | 10275336 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420890016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Thornhurst Packaging Plant |
| Alternate or previous names | Thornhurst Bog |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.56902, 41.1403 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 518 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Monroe(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Thornhurst(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Scranton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Scranton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lehigh(hydrologic unit)
Upper Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)
Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Monroe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Peat | Primary |
| Potassium | Tertiary |
| Plant (1) | Duncannon Member of Catskill Formation |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pennsylvania Peat Moss, Inc. |
| ID | 3604075 |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420890016 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 3604075 |
MSHA LIST 11/23/79, STATUS=CLOSED AS OF 04/28/77
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 05/21/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3604075 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Thornhurst Packaging Plant |
| Current operator | Pennsylvania Peat Moss Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Yamulla Richard F |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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