Birmingham Quarry

Producer in Jefferson 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 10160673
MAS/MILS ID 0010730028
Record type Site
Current site name Birmingham Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.54998, 33.45845 (WGS84)
Elevation 117
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shelby(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Vandiver(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Birmingham South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Birmingham(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Coosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Jefferson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.54998, 33.45845

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 Alpha Portland Cement Co.
    ID 102144
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA MINE LISTING 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 7/11/80

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOC. WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0010739016

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 01/08/1980
MSHA mine ID0102144
Mine name (MSHA)Birmingham Quarry
Current operatorAlpha Portland Cement Company
Current controller (parent)Alpha Portland Industries Inc
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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