Arcola Dredge & Pit

Producer in Tangipahoa 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 10291589
MAS/MILS ID 0221050001
Record type Site
Current site name Arcola Dredge & Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -90.5048, 30.79992 (WGS84)
Elevation 127
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tangipahoa(county)

Louisiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Roseland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Amite(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baton Rouge(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tangipahoa(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 Tangipahoa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003 N 007 E Louisiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -90.5048, 30.79992

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gifford And Hillco., Inc
    ID 1600494
    Home office Texas
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IN IRR SEC 57

  • Deposit

    INFRARED AIR PHOTO - 1978

  • Deposit

    DEPT OF LABOR MINE SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION METAL/

  • Deposit

    NONMETAL REFERENCE FILE WITH LAT & LONG RECORDED, RUN

  • Deposit

    DATE 02/13/80

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-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 11/15/1983
MSHA mine ID1600494
Mine name (MSHA)Arcola Dredge And Plant
Current operatorGifford-Hill & Company
Current controller (parent)Hanson PLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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