George L. Rack Pit

Producer in Hamilton county in Ohio, 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 10225027
MRDS ID W021469
MAS/MILS ID 0390610003
Record type Site
Current site name George L. Rack Pit
Related records 10075032

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.50461, 39.18754 (WGS84)
Elevation 168

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hamilton(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cincinnati West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cincinnati(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cincinnati(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Ohio-Laughery(hydrologic unit)

Middle Ohio-Little Miami(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Ohio(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Hamilton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
1st Principal 003 S 002 E 18 SW Ohio

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.50461, 39.18754

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 Operator
    Owner George L. Rack, Inc.
    ID 3301486
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT NOVEMBER 28, 1973.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A PERMANENT MILL.

  • Deposit

    LOCATION VERIFIED FROM OHIO DIV OF RECLAMATION DATA PERMIT

  • Deposit

    NO. 226.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10-81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10-81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11-82

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 05/24/1999
MSHA mine ID3301486
Mine name (MSHA)RACK SAND, INC.
Current operatorRack Sand Inc
Current controller (parent)Schweitzer Roy B
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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