Alexander Pit

Producer in Genesee 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 10296850
MRDS ID W020515
MAS/MILS ID 0360370006
Record type Site
Current site name Alexander Pit
Alternate or previous names Frey Sand and Gravel Corp.
Related records 10074267

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.2722, 42.9022 (WGS84)
Elevation 317

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Genesee(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alexander(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Buffalo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Buffalo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Lake Erie(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lake Erie(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Genesee

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.2722, 42.9022

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 Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Frey Sand And Gravel Corp.
    ID 3000879
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0360379006.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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)

StatusIntermittent since 01/18/2006
MSHA mine ID3000879
Mine name (MSHA)FREY SAND & GRAVEL
Current operatorVCNA United Materials LLC
Current controller (parent)VOTORANTIM CIMENTOS
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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