Sheriff Road Pit

Producer in Prince George's county in Maryland, 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 10169710
MAS/MILS ID 0240330011
Record type Site
Current site name Sheriff Road Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -76.84527, 38.71723 (WGS84)
Elevation 67
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince George's(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brandywine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Prince George's

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -76.84527, 38.71723

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 Brandywine Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 1800641
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LISTS 5/18/81, 11/23/79 & 5/9/77.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0240339014.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 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 09/06/1988
MSHA mine ID1800641
Mine name (MSHA)Sheriff Road Pit And Plant
Current operatorBrandywine Sand & Gravel Company
Current controller (parent)Glendal Harris; Peter L Babb; John W Spivey
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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