Loyalsock Quarry

Producer in Lycoming county in Pennsylvania, 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. 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 10226587
MRDS ID W022137
MAS/MILS ID 0420810003
Record type Site
Current site name Loyalsock Quarry
Alternate or previous names Lycoming Silica Sand Company
Related records 10075534

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.94746, 41.2503 (WGS84)
Elevation 171

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lycoming(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Montoursville North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Williamsport East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Williamsport(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower West Branch Susquehanna(hydrologic unit)

West Branch Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)

Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Lycoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Hamilton Group

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 Unknown
    Owner Lycoming Silica Sand Co.
    ID 3603199
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REFERENCE: PA DEPT NAT RES 1976

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    1980 MSHA LISTS

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10-81

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 08/18/1986
MSHA mine ID3603199
Mine name (MSHA)Loyalsock Plant
Current operatorHanson Aggregates Pennsylvania LLC
Current controller (parent)Heidelberg Materials AG
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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