Murphy Dredge

Producer in St. Bernard county in Louisiana, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10194738
MAS/MILS ID 0220870002
Record type Site
Current site name Murphy Dredge
Alternate or previous names L Murphys Trucking Service Inc

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.97288, 29.92604 (WGS84)
Elevation 3

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Bernard(county)

Louisiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chalmette(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Black Bay(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Breton Sound(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Mississippi-New Orleans(hydrologic unit)

Lower Mississippi-New Orleans(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Louisiana St. Bernard

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
St. Helena 013 S 012 E 11 Louisiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) Natural Levees

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner L. Murphys Trucking Service Inc
    ID 1600784
    Interest 100
    Home office Louisiana
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1980 Stringer 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)

StatusActive since 10/10/2017
MSHA mine ID1600784
Mine name (MSHA)Beverly Sandpit #5
Current operatorBeverly Sand and Aggregate LLC
Current controller (parent)Albert Phillip Sr; Beverly Phillip
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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