Ferdula Pit

Producer in Herkimer 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 10272663
MAS/MILS ID 0360430015
Record type Site
Current site name Ferdula Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -75.03289, 43.01248 (WGS84)
Elevation 122
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Herkimer(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ilion(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Utica(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Utica(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mohawk(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Herkimer

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -75.03289, 43.01248

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 Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ferdula Excavating
    ID 3002540
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    POR IS ILION, NY

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)

StatusTemporarily Idled since 08/27/2025
MSHA mine ID3002540
Mine name (MSHA)Illion Gorge Pit
Current operatorMax Gravel, LLC
Current controller (parent)Max A Guardi
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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