| Deposit ID | 10025466 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001340 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rhea County Limestone |
| Related records | 10226917 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.8966, 35.54149 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 213 |
| Relative position | STATE SECONDARY ROUTE S-4268- ONE HALF MILE NORTHEAST OF STATE ROUTE 30 - 2000 FT NORTHEAST OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rhea(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Evensville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Watts Bar Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Rhea |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Chickamauga Limestone, Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Chickamauga Limestone, Lst | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -84.8966, 35.54149 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 21.34M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rhea County Limestone Co., Inc. |
| Home office | Route 1, Dayton, Tn. 37321 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Grover Aikman |
| Home office | Old Washington, Route 1, Dayton, Tn. 37321 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001340 |
HERSHEY, R. E. AND MAHER, S. W., 1963, LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 65, 231 P
1963 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT
1972 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORY
MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, TVA, TDG, USBM, MANUSCRIPT
TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1972, MINE INVENTORY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MESA INSPECTION REPORT: FEB. 28 , 1974 . ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1973 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 01/09/1991 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4000082 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Rhea County Stone |
| Current operator | Rogers Group, Inc. |
| Current controller (parent) | Rogers Group Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (569 m, 0.89 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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