Roes Dirt Pit

Producer in East Baton Rouge county in Louisiana, 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10194731
MAS/MILS ID 0220330024
Record type Site
Current site name Roes Dirt Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -90.97401, 30.55242 (WGS84)
Elevation 14
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

East Baton Rouge(county)

Louisiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Watson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Amite(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baton Rouge(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Amite(hydrologic unit)

Lake Maurepas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-Lake Maurepas(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Louisiana East Baton Rouge

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006 S 002 E Louisiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -90.97401, 30.55242

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Roes Inc
    ID 1600951
    Home office Louisiana
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IN IRR SEC 63

  • Deposit

    FIELDCHECK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 Louisiana Geological Survey Louisiana Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 01/30/1980
MSHA mine ID1600951
Mine name (MSHA)Roe'S Dirt Pit
Current operatorRoe'S Inc
Current controller (parent)Roe Toler R Sr
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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