Garris Pit

Producer in Washington county in Alabama, 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209340
MRDS ID W033303
MAS/MILS ID 0011290002
Record type Site
Current site name Garris Pit
Related records 10107419

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.04443, 31.4294 (WGS84)
Elevation 31
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wagarville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Citronelle(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hattiesburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Tombigbee(hydrologic unit)

Mobile Bay-Tombigbee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Mobile-Tombigbee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
St. Stephens 005 N 001 E 02 N2 Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.04443, 31.4294

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mc Kee Construction Co.
    ID 100703
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 1/14/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    CMS AND RCF LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-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 08/19/2008
MSHA mine ID0100703
Mine name (MSHA)Garris Pit
Current operatorMobile Asphalt Company
Current controller (parent)R J Billingsley Inc
Mine typeFacility (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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