Busco Mine

Producer in Wayne 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 10175839
MRDS ID W021281
MAS/MILS ID 0371910001
Record type Site
Current site name Busco Mine
Related records 10074878

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.02802, 35.372 (WGS84)
Elevation 21

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wayne(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Southwest Goldsboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fayetteville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Raleigh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Neuse(hydrologic unit)

Neuse(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neuse-Pamlico(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Wayne

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.02802, 35.372

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 Builders Supply Co.
    ID 3100410

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10/81

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 05/07/1991
MSHA mine ID3100410
Mine name (MSHA)Busco Mine
Current operatorBuilders Supplies Company
Current controller (parent)Null Harry Iii
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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