Milstead Pit

Producer in Macon county in Alabama, 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 10160506
MRDS ID W033225
MAS/MILS ID 0010870005
Record type Site
Current site name Milstead Pit
Related records 10107402

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.90026, 32.45237 (WGS84)
Elevation 61
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shorter(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tuskegee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phenix City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Tallapoosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Macon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.90026, 32.45237

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Sharpe Sand And Gravel Co., Inc.
    ID 100903

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 10/21/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0010879005

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-JUL-1995 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 08/16/1985
MSHA mine ID0100903
Mine name (MSHA)Milstead Pit And Plant
Current operatorSharpe Sand & Gravel Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Sharpe Andrew V
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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