Bbss Pit

Producer in Anne Arundel county in Maryland, 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 10291477
MAS/MILS ID 0240030002
Record type Site
Current site name Bbss Pit
Alternate or previous names Reliable Asphalt Pit, B. B. S. Pit, Reliable Asphalt

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -76.69966, 39.00143 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Anne Arundel(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Odenton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Baltimore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Patuxent(hydrologic unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Anne Arundel

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -76.69966, 39.00143

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 Reliable Contracting Co.
    ID 1800318
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EDWARDS, JR., J., 1971, MARYLAND I.C. 11, P. 8.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT DECEMBER 13, 1972.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LISTINGS 11-24-81 & 5-18-81.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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 09/11/2017
MSHA mine ID1800318
Mine name (MSHA)BBSS PIT
Current operatorReliable Contracting Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Joseph G Baldwin
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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