Swanton Quarry

Producer in Garrett county in Maryland, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10121274
MRDS ID W019879
MAS/MILS ID 0240230007
Record type Site
Current site name Swanton Quarry
Alternate or previous names Maryland Silica Sand Company
Related records 10073736

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -79.22394, 39.44893 (WGS84)
Elevation 838
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Garrett(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kitzmiller(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kingwood(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cumberland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Branch Potomac(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Garrett

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -79.22394, 39.44893

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Maryland Silica Sand
    ID 1800402
    Year 1981
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Blackburn Sand Co.
    ID 1800402
    Year 1972

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTION REPORT 3/29/72.

  • Deposit

    MSHA LISTS 5/18/81 AND 11/24/80.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0240239008.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 04/16/1984
MSHA mine ID1800402
Mine name (MSHA)Swanton Quarry And Plant
Current operatorMaryland Silica Sand
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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