Number 1 Pit

Past Producer in King George county in Virginia, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10252205
MRDS ID W023220
MAS/MILS ID 0510990001
Record type Site
Current site name Number 1 Pit
Alternate or previous names Engelhorn Sand and Gravel Company
Related records 10076261

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.23469, 38.21474 (WGS84)
Elevation 9

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

King George(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Port Royal(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Rappahannock(hydrologic unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)

National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia King George

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.23469, 38.21474

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 Unknown
    Owner Englehorn Sand And Gravel Co
    ID 4403952
    Year 1981

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1982 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 04/27/1978
MSHA mine ID4403952
Mine name (MSHA)No 1 Pit And Mill
Current operatorEngelhorn Sand & Gravel Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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