Shelton Quarry

Past Producer in Caswell county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Granite
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10074592
MRDS ID W020904
Record type Site
Current site name Shelton Quarry
Related records 10224069

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.4642, 36.53536 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caswell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Danville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Danville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greensboro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Dan(hydrologic unit)

Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Caswell

Comments on the location information

  • PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = GREENSBORO 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Granite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.4642, 36.53536

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT JULY 11 AND 13, 1973.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1975 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 01/06/1977
MSHA mine ID3100085
Mine name (MSHA)Shelton
Current operatorSouthside Materials, LLC
Current controller (parent)Salem Stone Corp; Adams Construction; Mountain Materials Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1986 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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External references