Marbleton Holston Quarry

Producer in Unicoi county in Tennessee, 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. Mining district
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10154119
MRDS ID K001349
MAS/MILS ID 0471710066
Record type Site
Current site name Marbleton Holston Quarry
Alternate or previous names Holston Quarry, Holston Land Co.
Related records 10025473

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.32345, 36.25619 (WGS84)
Elevation 518
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Unicoi(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Cherokee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Unicoi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.32345, 36.25619

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Unicoi Ct

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Holston Land Co.
    ID 4002075
    Interest 100
    Home office Tennessee
    Year 1978
    First year 1978
    Last year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA UPDATE (UNDATED).

  • Deposit

    1980 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    USGS GSC ID #, JULY 1995.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ADDED USGS GSC ID #, JULY 1995.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-JUL-95 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)

StatusIntermittent since 03/19/2026
MSHA mine ID4002075
Mine name (MSHA)UNICOI QUARRY
Current operatorMartin Marietta Southeast Agg Operations, LLC
Current controller (parent)Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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