Portland Pit

Producer in Northampton county in Pennsylvania, 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 10250800
MRDS ID W022179
MAS/MILS ID 0420950006
Record type Site
Current site name Portland Pit
Alternate or previous names Houdaille Construction Materials,, Incorporated
Related records 10075568

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -75.1318, 40.9039 (WGS84)
Elevation 152

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northampton(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stroudsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Allentown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Delaware-Musconetcong(hydrologic unit)

Upper Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)

Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Northampton

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -75.1318, 40.9039

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 Alpha Portland Cement Co.
    ID 3603295
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    1980 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF LISTS 10-81

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 04/22/1985
MSHA mine ID3603295
Mine name (MSHA)Mt Bethel Sand & Gravel Plant
Current operatorEastern Industries Inc
Current controller (parent)New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company Inc; New Enterprise Stone & Lime Com
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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