Jackson Creek Pit

Producer in Mobile county in Alabama, United States with commodities Clay, 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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231597
MAS/MILS ID 0010970004
Record type Site
Current site name Jackson Creek Pit
Alternate or previous names Deakle Pit, Jackson Creek Sand

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.27143, 30.53463 (WGS84)
Elevation 40
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mobile(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Saint Elmo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mobile(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mobile(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Escatawpa(hydrologic unit)

Pascagoula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pascagoula(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Mobile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.27143, 30.53463

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 Jackson Creek Sand Co.
    ID 0100695
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Robert Beck, Inc. Dba
    ID 0102958

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 5/21/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    CMS AND RCF LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA.DBF 03/95,(NEW #)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MSHA.DBF, 03/95 HAS PROPERTY LISTED AS #0102958, WITH SIMILAR NAME (JACKSON CREEK SAND) AND A SECOND COMPANY OF ROBERT BECK DBA. ADDED THIS COMPANY TO OWNERSHIP TABLE, REC.02 WITH THE NEW MSHA.DBF #0102958, OTHER COMPANY # WAS LEFT AS IS. OLD MSHA # 0100695. CHANGED MINES I.D. AND RES_ID TO NEW #.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-APR-1995 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 03/04/2016
MSHA mine ID0102958
Mine name (MSHA)Jackson Creek Sand
Current operatorJackson Creek Sand
Current controller (parent)Robert E Beck
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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