Royal Pit

Producer in Sampson 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 10152281
MRDS ID W021245
MAS/MILS ID 0371630004
Record type Site
Current site name Royal Pit
Related records 10074846

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.44723, 35.00871 (WGS84)
Elevation 40

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sampson(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bearskin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fayetteville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Raleigh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Black(hydrologic unit)

Cape Fear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cape Fear(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Sampson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.44723, 35.00871

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 Operator
    Owner Cumberland Paving Co., Inc.
    ID 3101479
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTORS 1978

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10/81, REPORT NO. 3100472

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 01/30/2006
MSHA mine ID3101479
Mine name (MSHA)TAYLOR PIT
Current operatorBarnhill Contracting Co SouthEast Division
Current controller (parent)Barnhill Contracting Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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