Little Gap Quarry

Producer in Carbon county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10153192
MRDS ID W021971
MAS/MILS ID 0420250002
Record type Site
Current site name Little Gap Quarry
Related records 10075395

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -75.51632, 40.8311 (WGS84)
Elevation 183

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carbon(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Palmerton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Allentown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lehigh(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 Carbon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -75.51632, 40.8311

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 North American Refractories Co., Div. Of Eltra Corp.
    ID 3600179
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REFERENCE: PENNDOT 1975 & MESA INSP. MARCH 18,1975

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    1980 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS 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 03/18/1983
MSHA mine ID3600179
Mine name (MSHA)North American Refractories Little
Current operatorNorth American Refractories Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Allied-Signal Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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