Bowie Sand and Gravel Pit

Past Producer in Cochise county in Arizona, 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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160895
MRDS ID D002507
MAS/MILS ID 0040030246
Record type Site
Current site name Bowie Sand and Gravel Pit
Related records 10009477

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -109.48395, 32.33342 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochise(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bowie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Willcox(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Simon(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Cochise

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -109.48395, 32.33342

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cholla Construction
    ID 201445
    Interest 100
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    US MSHA 1978 METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REFERENCE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-83 ADMR 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 11/08/1978
MSHA mine ID0201445
Mine name (MSHA)Bowie Sand And Gravel Pit
Current operatorCholla Construction
Current controller (parent)Grusendorf M C
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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Authoritative Arizona resources

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