McKay Pit

Producer in Tangipahoa county in Louisiana, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305251
MAS/MILS ID 0221050002
Record type Site
Current site name McKay Pit
Alternate or previous names Cee Gee

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.5379, 30.63022 (WGS84)
Elevation 16

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tangipahoa(county)

Louisiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Amite(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Amite(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baton Rouge(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tickfaw(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
St. Helena 005 S 007 E 07 Louisiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.5379, 30.63022

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 Owner-Operator
    Owner Mc Kay Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 1600792
    Interest 100
    Home office Louisiana
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1980 Miller 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 10/01/1980
MSHA mine ID1600792
Mine name (MSHA)Gee Gee Ranch
Current operatorGee Gee Ranch
Current controller (parent)Genovese C R
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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