Bluff Springs Mine

Past Producer in Escambia county in Florida, 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. 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. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10288700
MAS/MILS ID 0120330002
Record type Site
Current site name Bluff Springs Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -87.3008, 30.91942 (WGS84)
Elevation 24
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Escambia(county)

Florida(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Century(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bay Minette(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pensacola(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Escambia(hydrologic unit)

Escambia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Choctawhatchee-Escambia(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Escambia

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Tallahassee 005 N 031 W 35 N2NWNE Florida

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -87.3008, 30.91942

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 Escambia Material Supply
    ID 800282
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS 1978

  • Deposit

    MSHA UPDATE 1978

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS 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 01/08/1980
MSHA mine ID0800282
Mine name (MSHA)Bluff Springs
Current operatorEscambia Materials Inc
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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