Margem Quarry

Producer in Colbert county in Alabama, 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 10135813
MRDS ID W001470
MAS/MILS ID 0010330015
Record type Site
Current site name Margem Quarry
Related records 60001577

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.06393, 34.76122 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Colbert(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Margerum(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Corinth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tupelo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bear(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Colbert

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.06393, 34.76122

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 Southern Stone Co.
    ID 100527

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTORS 8/25/81

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL, SEQ. NO. 0010339010

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-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 09/23/1981
MSHA mine ID0100527
Mine name (MSHA)Margerum Plant & Quarry
Current operatorSouthern Stone Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Dravo Corp
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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