Welch Bros Pit

Past Producer in Wyoming county in New York, 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 10248200
MAS/MILS ID 0361210030
Record type Site
Current site name Welch Bros Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.08439, 42.8111 (WGS84)
Elevation 311
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wyoming(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wyoming(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Buffalo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Buffalo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Genesee(hydrologic unit)

Southwestern Lake Ontario(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwestern Lake Ontario(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.08439, 42.8111

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 Operator
    Owner Welch Bros
    ID 3002235
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA UPDATE 1978

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LIST; ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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 07/27/1979
MSHA mine ID3002235
Mine name (MSHA)Welch Brothers
Current operatorWelch Brothers
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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