Blood River Pit

Producer in Henry county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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 10129651
MAS/MILS ID 0470790021
Record type Site
Current site name Blood River Pit
Alternate or previous names Tennessee Asphalt Company

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.20723, 36.46229 (WGS84)
Elevation 152

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Henry(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buchanan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

McKenzie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dyersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kentucky Lake(hydrologic unit)

Lower Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Henry

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.20723, 36.46229

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 Tennessee Asphalt Co
    ID 4001292
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K001413.

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OWNED BY TENNESSEE ASPHALT COMPANY.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0470799004.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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)

StatusActive since 03/26/1976
MSHA mine ID4001292
Mine name (MSHA)SOUTH FORK PIT
Current operatorDelta Contracting Company, LLC
Current controller (parent)Alan Dement
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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