| Deposit ID | 10076410 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W023399 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Benbrush Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.53892, 39.15421 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tucker(county)
West Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lead Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Kingwood(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cumberland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cheat(hydrologic unit)
Monongahela(hydrologic accounting unit)
Monongahela(hydrologic subregion)
Ohio(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Monongahela National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | West Virginia | Tucker |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| (1) | -79.53892, 39.15421 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W023399 |
MESA INSP.
MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT MAY 11, 1972.
QUARRY IS OPERATED BY SENECA SAND COMPANY, INCORPORATED.
OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned and Sealed since 09/15/1994 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4607722 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Benbush Mine |
| Current operator | Blackwater Mining Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Chandler Thomas N |
| Mine type | Underground (Coal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1197 m, 0.93 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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