Rossville Pit

Producer in Baltimore county in Maryland, United States with commodity Clay
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10291716
MRDS ID W019840
MAS/MILS ID 0240050019
Record type Site
Current site name Rossville Pit
Alternate or previous names Baltimore Brick Company, Rosedale Pit
Related records 10073703

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.51656, 39.32313 (WGS84)
Elevation 37
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baltimore(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Baltimore East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Baltimore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gunpowder-Patapsco(hydrologic unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Baltimore

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.51656, 39.32313

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Baltimore Brick Co.
    ID 1800072
    Interest 100
    Home office Maryland
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EDWARDS, JR., J., 1971, MARYLAND I.C. 11, P. 1.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-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 04/13/1983
MSHA mine ID1800072
Mine name (MSHA)Rossville Pit
Current operatorBaltimore Brick Company
Current controller (parent)Boral Limited
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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