Phattahoochee Sand Pitmec

Producer in Houston 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 10160564
MAS/MILS ID 0010690063
Record type Site
Current site name Phattahoochee Sand Pitmec
Alternate or previous names Chattahoochee Sand Pit, Chattahoochee Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.11804, 31.3655 (WGS84)
Elevation 60
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Henry(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Columbia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dothan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dothan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Chattahoochee(hydrologic unit)

Apalachicola(hydrologic accounting unit)

Apalachicola(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Houston

Comments on the location information

  • ACCORDING THE THE 03/95 MSHA.DBF LIST THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN HUSTON COUNTY (069) NOT HENRY COUNTY (067) ALABAMA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.11804, 31.3655

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 Couch Sand Co.
    ID 0102196
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 1-7-81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5-18-81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-JUN-96 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 10/22/2007
MSHA mine ID0102196
Mine name (MSHA)CHATTAHOOCHEE PIT
Current operatorCouch Ready Mix USA
Current controller (parent)Ready Mix USA Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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