Rocky Mount Pit

Producer in Edgecombe county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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 10175353
MAS/MILS ID 0370650005
Record type Site
Current site name Rocky Mount Pit
Alternate or previous names Tarboro Sand Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.69411, 35.97368 (WGS84)
Elevation 15

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Edgecombe(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hartsease(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rocky Mount(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rocky Mount(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Tar(hydrologic unit)

Pamlico(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neuse-Pamlico(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Edgecombe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.69411, 35.97368

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Quality Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 3100443

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT APRIL 25 AND 27, 19

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    OPERATION CONSISTS OF A PIT, A DREDGE AND A MILL.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0370659001.

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)

StatusAbandoned since 10/25/2005
MSHA mine ID3100443
Mine name (MSHA)Barnhill Pits
Current operatorBarnhill Contracting Company
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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External references