Ball W J Pit No 1

Past Producer in Essex 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 10131249
MAS/MILS ID 0510570007
Record type Site
Current site name Ball W J Pit No 1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.89278, 37.92865 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Essex(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Landing(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tappahannock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Richmond(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 Essex

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.89278, 37.92865

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ball W J
    ID 4404469
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-JUL-82 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 05/21/1982
MSHA mine ID4404469
Mine name (MSHA)Pit No 1
Current operatorW J Ball
Current controller (parent)Ball W J
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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