Sawyer Shale Pit

Producer in Ulster county in New York, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10248469
MAS/MILS ID 0361110041
Record type Site
Current site name Sawyer Shale Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -74.05786, 42.06249 (WGS84)
Elevation 98
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ulster(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Woodstock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pepacton Reservoir(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Binghamton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Hudson(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Ulster

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -74.05786, 42.06249

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 Sawyer Excavating Inc.
    ID 3002469
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. REPT. 6-10-81

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    PRODUCES SHALE

  • Deposit

    ASSOC. WITH PLANT SEQ. #0361119007

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 09/12/1983
MSHA mine ID3002469
Mine name (MSHA)Sawyer Shale Pit
Current operatorSawyer Excavating Inc
Current controller (parent)Keohn Rudolf
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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