Rutherford Co. Highway Dept. Quarry

Producer in Rutherford 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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10154558
MAS/MILS ID 0471490001
Record type Site
Current site name Rutherford Co. Highway Dept. Quarry
Alternate or previous names Rutherford County Highway Dept., County Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.39858, 35.7612 (WGS84)
Elevation 213

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutherford(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Murfreesboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Murfreesboro(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Columbia(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Stones(hydrologic unit)

Lower Cumberland(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cumberland(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Rutherford

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.39858, 35.7612

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 County

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Rutherford County Highway Department
    ID 4000086
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K001366.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORTS MAY 11, 1972 AND

  • Deposit

    JANUARY 21, 1975.

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OWNED BY RUTHERFORD COUNTY.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL AT THE QUARRY

  • Deposit

    LIMESTONE IS QUARRIED FROM THE LOWER ORDOVICIAN RIDLEY LIMES

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0471499003.

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 09/15/2014
MSHA mine ID4000086
Mine name (MSHA)County Mine
Current operatorRutherford County
Current controller (parent)Rutherford County-Tn
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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