Brandywine

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 10170245
MRDS ID W019914
MAS/MILS ID 0240330005
Record type Site
Current site name Brandywine
Alternate or previous names Brandywine Sand and Gravel Pit, A.H. Smith Company
Related records 10073760

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -76.71027, 38.98863 (WGS84)
Elevation 76
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

Bowie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Patuxent(hydrologic unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Chesapeake(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) -76.71027, 38.98863

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 Smith Co., A. H.
    ID 1800481
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH & SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT 4/3/75.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 02/26/78.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0240339010.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-83 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 12/11/2002
MSHA mine ID1800481
Mine name (MSHA)MERIT BRANDYWINE
Current operatorMerit Concrete Incorporated
Current controller (parent)Aggregate Industries PLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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