Colite Pit

Past Producer in Ulster county in New York, United States with commodity Clay
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 10208208
MRDS ID W020773
MAS/MILS ID 0361110010
Record type Site
Current site name Colite Pit
Alternate or previous names Colonial Sand & Stone Co., Inc.
Related records 10099878

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.96126, 41.94999 (WGS84)
Elevation 61

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ulster(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kingston East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Waterbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Hudson(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Ulster

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.96126, 41.94999

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Colonial S And S Co
    ID 3000286
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NOT PRESENT ON 1980 0R 1981 MSHA LISTS; ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10-28-81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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 07/16/1993
MSHA mine ID3000286
Mine name (MSHA)Kingston Quarry & Mill
Current operatorTilcon New York Inc
Current controller (parent)BTR PLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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