George Nashold Sand and Gravel Pit

Producer in Kent county in Delaware, 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 10167241
MRDS ID W019682
MAS/MILS ID 0100010005
Record type Site
Current site name George Nashold Sand and Gravel Pit
Related records 10073571

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -75.50353, 39.12173 (WGS84)
Elevation 8
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kent(county)

Delaware(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wyoming(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dover(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wilmington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Broadkill-Smyrna(hydrologic unit)

Lower Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)

Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Delaware Kent

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -75.50353, 39.12173

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 George Nashold, Inc.
    ID 700054
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUMINES INSP. REPT. 8-9-72

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. LIST 11-24-80. NOT ON 5-18-81 LIST.

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10-81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-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 05/21/1982
MSHA mine ID0700054
Mine name (MSHA)Sand & Gravel Operation
Current operatorGeorge Nashold Inc
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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