Angola Sand and Gravel Pit

Past Producer in Steuben county in Indiana, 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 10242526
MAS/MILS ID 0181510006
Record type Site
Current site name Angola Sand and Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -84.99183, 41.69971 (WGS84)
Elevation 320
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Steuben(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Angola East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Adrian(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Wayne(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Joseph(hydrologic unit)

Southeastern Lake Michigan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeastern Lake Michigan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Steuben

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
2nd Principal 037 N 013 E 02 NENENE Indiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -84.99183, 41.69971

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner James Watt
    ID 1200622
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Angola Sand And Gravel
    ID 1200622
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORTS JULY 14, 1972 AND

  • Deposit

    APRIL 15, 1975.

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY INCLUDES A MILL AT THE PIT SITE.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 1978

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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 01/13/1986
MSHA mine ID1200622
Mine name (MSHA)Angola Sand & Gravel
Current operatorAngola Sand & Gravel
Current controller (parent)Wyatt James W
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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