Plaquemine Sand&Gravel Co Pit&Plant

Past Producer in East Feliciana county in Louisiana, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10291457
MAS/MILS ID 0220370007
Record type Site
Current site name Plaquemine Sand&Gravel Co Pit&Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -90.84511, 30.77632 (WGS84)
Elevation 35
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

East Feliciana(county)

Louisiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hatchersville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Amite(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baton Rouge(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Amite(hydrologic unit)

Lake Maurepas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-Lake Maurepas(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Louisiana East Feliciana

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003 S 004 E Louisiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -90.84511, 30.77632

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Plaquemine Sand And Gravel Co
    ID 1600803
    Home office Louisiana
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FIELDCHECK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 Louisiana Geological Survey Louisiana Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/02/1994
MSHA mine ID1600803
Mine name (MSHA)Gause Pit
Current operatorEm Jay Materials Inc
Current controller (parent)Johnson Max L
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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