New Paris Pit

Past Producer in Preble county in Ohio, 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 10151951
MAS/MILS ID 0391350007
Record type Site
Current site name New Paris Pit
Alternate or previous names New Paris Materials Company, Incorporated

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.80772, 39.87563 (WGS84)
Elevation 355

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Preble(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Whitewater(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dayton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cincinnati(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Whitewater(hydrologic unit)

Great Miami(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Miami(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Preble

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.80772, 39.87563

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 Unknown
    Owner Watson Gravel Inc.
    ID 3303661

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOCATION FROM OHIO DIV OF RECLAMATION DATA PERMIT NO. 391

  • 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-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 02/02/1981
MSHA mine ID3303661
Mine name (MSHA)New Paris Pit
Current operatorWatson Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Ronald E Watson
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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