Roberts Sand Pit

Past Producer in Camden county in North Carolina, 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 10304706
MRDS ID W020903
MAS/MILS ID 0370290002
Record type Site
Current site name Roberts Sand Pit
Related records 10074591

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -76.17076, 36.35537 (WGS84)
Elevation 5
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Camden(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elizabeth City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elizabeth City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Norfolk(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Albemarle(hydrologic unit)

Albemarle-Chowan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Camden

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -76.17076, 36.35537

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 Operator
    Owner Roberts Brothers Inc.
    ID 3101706
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    MSHA UPDATE 1978

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10-81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10-81

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LIST; ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-83 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 07/13/1979
MSHA mine ID3101706
Mine name (MSHA)Sand Pit
Current operatorRoberts Brothers Inc
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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