| Deposit ID | 10089978 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044723 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Plattsburgh Quarries Inc |
| Alternate or previous names | Lancaster Development Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.47313, 44.71525 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 55 |
| Relative position | 1.29 MILES N 12 W OF BM 175 IN PLATTSBURGH NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clinton(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Plattsburgh(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Champlain North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Clinton |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -73.47313, 44.71525 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1956 |
| Year of last production | 1964 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Plattsburgh Quarries Inc. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 1300000HA |
| Overall depth | 12.19M |
| Overall length | 396.24M |
| Overall width | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044723 |
FISHER, D.W., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE PLATTSBURGH-ROUSES POINT, NEW YORK-VERMONT QUADRANGLES: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM AND SCIENCE SERVICE MAP AND CHART SERIES NO 10., P. 44, MAP
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 11/20/1986 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3000089 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | PLATTSBURGH QUARRIES |
| Current operator | Upstone Materials Inc. |
| Current controller (parent) | Colas S A |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (475 m, 0.85 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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