Derry Limestone Operation

Producer in Mifflin county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10299411
MRDS ID W022147
MAS/MILS ID 0420870004
Record type Site
Current site name Derry Limestone Operation
Alternate or previous names Derry Limestone Co Inc
Related records 10100062

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.56029, 40.61641 (WGS84)
Elevation 183

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mifflin(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lewistown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

State College(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Harrisburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Juniata(hydrologic unit)

Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)

Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Mifflin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.56029, 40.61641

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 Faylor-Middlecreek Inc.
    ID 3600055
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REFERENCE: PENNDOT 1975

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    1980 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

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)

StatusAbandoned since 08/23/1990
MSHA mine ID3600055
Mine name (MSHA)Derry Township Quarry
Current operatorEastern Industries Inc
Current controller (parent)New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company Inc; New Enterprise Stone & Lime Com
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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