Wallace Pit

Producer in Escambia county in Alabama, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10081206
MRDS ID	W033189
Record type	Site
Current site name	Wallace Pit
Related records	10257611

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-87.18889, 31.21132 (WGS84)
Elevation	85
Relative position	1.7 MILES EAST OF WALLACE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Escambia(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wallace(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Atmore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Andalusia(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Conecuh(hydrologic unit)

Escambia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Choctawhatchee-Escambia(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	Alabama	Escambia

Comments on the location information

SE 1/4 NW 1/4 SECTION 20, T3N, R9E

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Quartz	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Rock unit name Terrace Deposit

Rock description Terrace Deposit

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
Rock unit name	Terrace Deposit
Rock description	Terrace Deposit

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-87.18889, 31.21132	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form LENSE

General form	LENSE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Archer Sand And Gravel Co.

Home office Rt. 2, Box 74, Castleberry, Al 36432

First year 1980

Type	Operator
Owner	Archer Sand And Gravel Co.
Home office	Rt. 2, Box 74, Castleberry, Al 36432
First year	1980

Comments on the workings information

QUARRY

Comments on development

QUARRY ACTIVE IN 1980; PRODUCTION FIGURES NOT REPORTED TO STATE OF ALABAMA DEPT. OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W033189

Bibliographic references

Deposit

BEG, M.A., 1980, ACTIVE MINES AND QUARRIES OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPEC. MAP 176

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-APR-1984	Rheams, Karen F.	Alabama Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

Status	Abandoned since 04/16/2013
MSHA mine ID	0103431
Mine name (MSHA)	Wallace Pit
Current operator	Escambia County Commission
Current controller (parent)	Escambia County-AL
Mine type	Surface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (825 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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