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U S Gypsum Co--Philadelphia, Pa.

Past Producer in Philadelphia county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  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 10299546
MAS/MILS ID 0421019019
Record type Site
Current site name U S Gypsum Co--Philadelphia, Pa.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -75.21351, 39.92861 (WGS84)
Elevation 6
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philadelphia(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Philadelphia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wilmington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wilmington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Schuylkill(hydrologic unit)

Lower Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)

Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -75.21351, 39.92861
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner U.S. Gypsum Co.
    ID 3606764

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOM MAIL LIST JULY 76 AND 75 PA IND DIR ADDRESS SCHULYKILL R

  • Deposit

    56TH ST EMP 172 SIC 3275 CALCINED GYPSUM & GYPSUM PRODUCTS S

  • Deposit

    EXP PERLITE

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE LIST 11-23-79.

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 05/21/1982
MSHA mine ID3606764
Mine name (MSHA)Philadelphia Plant
Current operatorUnited States Gypsum Company
Current controller (parent)USG Corporation
Mine typeFacility (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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