Rocky Point Quarry

Past Producer in Botetourt county in Virginia, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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 10100166
MRDS ID W023134
Record type Site
Current site name Rocky Point Quarry
Related records 10300754

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.63004, 37.58617 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Botetourt(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buchanan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Buena Vista(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper James(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Botetourt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.63004, 37.58617

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 INSP.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT FEBRUARY 13 AND 14, 1973.

  • Deposit

    QUARRY IS OPERATED BY LIBERTY LIMESTONE CORPORATION.

  • 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 11/13/1991
MSHA mine ID4400065
Mine name (MSHA)Rocky Point
Current operatorO-N Minerals (Chemstone Company)
Current controller (parent)Carmeuse Holding SA
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1728 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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