Landover Sand Co. Pit

Producer in Prince George's county in Maryland, 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 10267520
MRDS ID W019908
MAS/MILS ID 0240330006
Record type Site
Current site name Landover Sand Co. Pit
Alternate or previous names Davidsonville Pit
Related records 10073755

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -76.74137, 38.95563 (WGS84)
Elevation 49
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince George's(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bowie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Patuxent(hydrologic unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Prince George's

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -76.74137, 38.95563

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 Landover Sand Co.
    ID 1800309
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH & SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT 3/8/73.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LISTS 11/24/80 & 5/18/81.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0240339011.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 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 10/06/1983
MSHA mine ID1800309
Mine name (MSHA)Landover Sand Company
Current operatorLandover Sand Company
Current controller (parent)The Estate Of Frank & Mary Bevard
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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