Columbia Plant

Producer in Lexington county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Land status
Ownership information
Workings at the site
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10106324
MRDS ID	W044441
Record type	Site
Current site name	Columbia Plant

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-81.16792, 33.87874 (WGS84)
Elevation	104
Relative position	2.8 MILES S 41 DEGREE W OF SOUTH CONGAREE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lexington(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lexington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Aiken(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Augusta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Congaree(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	South Carolina	Lexington

Comments on the location information

2.8 Miles S41w of South Congaree, Lexington 7.5 Quad

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

USED FOR FILTER, MOLDING, GLASS, CHEMICAL, ABRASIVES, FOUNDRY, POT + PORC TILE
Filter, Molding and Glass Sand

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Sand	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-81.16792, 33.87874	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Depth to top 0M

Depth to top	0M

Comments on the geologic information

ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Deposit size	Large
Significant	No

Land status

Ownership category	Private

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp., P. O. Box 84 Cayce, S. C. 29033 (803) 755-1010
Type Owner

Owner Columbia Silica Sand Co.

Home office P.O. Box 1519 Columbia, Sc 29202 (803) 252-7537

Type	Operator
Owner	Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp., P. O. Box 84 Cayce, S. C. 29033 (803) 755-1010

Type	Owner
Owner	Columbia Silica Sand Co.
Home office	P.O. Box 1519 Columbia, Sc 29202 (803) 252-7537

Workings at the site

Type of workings Surface

Area 14.895HA

Overall length 518.16M

Overall width 304.8M

Type of workings	Surface
Area	14.895HA
Overall length	518.16M
Overall width	304.8M

Comments on the workings information

OPEN PIT OPERATION DEPOSIT SITE IS NOW A TAILINGS POND
ACTIVE DHEC PERMIT 010, COLUMBIA SILICA SAND

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W044441

Bibliographic references

Deposit

OBSERVATION
Deposit

Field Obs Scgs

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	Now Called Shuler Pit #2
Deposit	Updated 4/99 Ahm, Scgs

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Updater	01-APR-1999	Maybin, Arthur H. III	South Carolina Geological Survey
Reporter	01-MAY-1981	Gibson, Gregory A	South Carolina Geological Survey	Field Obs
Editor	01-DEC-2002	Nicholson, S.W.	U.S. Geological Survey	Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

Status	Active since 12/18/1978
MSHA mine ID	3800138
Mine name (MSHA)	COLUMBIA PLANT
Current operator	U S Silica Company
Current controller (parent)	USS Holdings Inc
Mine type	Surface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (981 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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