Canal Pit

Producer in Marion county in Florida, 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10167946
MAS/MILS ID 0120830002
Record type Site
Current site name Canal Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.09906, 29.09857 (WGS84)
Elevation 18

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marion(county)

Florida(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Belleview(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ocala(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Gainesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Withlacoochee(hydrologic unit)

Tampa Bay(hydrologic accounting unit)

Peace-Tampa Bay(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Marion

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Tallahassee 016 S 022 E 15 N2SW Florida

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.09906, 29.09857

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 Marion County Highway Department
    ID 800737
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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 11/05/1985
MSHA mine ID0800737
Mine name (MSHA)Marion County Limerock Pits
Current operatorMarion County Highway Department
Current controller (parent)Marion County
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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