Westoff Pit & Plant

Past Producer in Morgan county in Colorado, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10288112
MAS/MILS ID 0080870029
Record type Site
Current site name Westoff Pit & Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -103.80134, 40.30359 (WGS84)
Elevation 1347
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morgan(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fort Morgan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Morgan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sterling(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle South Platte-Sterling(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Morgan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 004 N 057 W 19 N2 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -103.80134, 40.30359

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 Morgan Sand And Gravel, Inc
    ID 500970
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner George Westoff
    ID 500970
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1980 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/31/1992
MSHA mine ID0500970
Mine name (MSHA)Westhoff Pit
Current operatorMorgan Sand & Gravel
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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