Chambers Pit

Producer in Caroline county in Virginia, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10130811
MAS/MILS ID 0510330030
Record type Site
Current site name Chambers Pit
Alternate or previous names Chambers Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.35939, 38.21534 (WGS84)
Elevation 55
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caroline(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rappahannock Academy(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Rappahannock(hydrologic unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Caroline

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.35939, 38.21534

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 Operator
    Owner Fredericksburg Stone Co
    ID 4404755
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-79 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 04/26/1999
MSHA mine ID4404755
Mine name (MSHA)CHAMBERS-HOLLOWAY
Current operatorEnnstone Inc
Current controller (parent)Mark Elliott
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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