Ward Pit

Producer in Camden county in New Jersey, 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 10232371
MRDS ID W020251
MAS/MILS ID 0340070006
Record type Site
Current site name Ward Pit
Related records 10074047

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -75.03961, 39.98921 (WGS84)
Elevation 6
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Camden(county)

New Jersey(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Camden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wilmington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wilmington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Delaware(hydrologic unit)

Lower Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)

Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Jersey Camden

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -75.03961, 39.98921

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 Ward Sand And Materials Co.
    ID 2800564
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION REPORT 4-27-79.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0370079012.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-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 08/13/1979
MSHA mine ID2800564
Mine name (MSHA)Ward Pit And Mill
Current operatorWard Sand & Materials Company
Current controller (parent)James D Morrissey III
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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