Number 6 Quarry

Past Producer in Knox county in Ohio, United States with commodity Flagstone
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10175974
MRDS ID WO21528
MAS/MILS ID 0390830001
Record type Site
Current site name Number 6 Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -82.20654, 40.49082 (WGS84)
Elevation 347
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Knox(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brinkhaven(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Newark(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Marion(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mohican(hydrologic unit)

Muskingum(hydrologic accounting unit)

Muskingum(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Knox

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
008 N 010 W 22 NENE Ohio

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Flagstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -82.20654, 40.49082

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Briar Hill Stone Co.
    ID 3300028

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT FEBRUARY 6, 1975.

  • Deposit

    LOCATION VERIFIED FROM OHIO DIV OF RECLAMATION DATA PERMIT

  • Deposit

    NO. 223.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS 1981; NOT ON MSHA LIST 1981--ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-83 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 04/18/1978
MSHA mine ID3300028
Mine name (MSHA)Knox County Quarries
Current operatorBriar Hill Stone Company
Current controller (parent)R C Bair
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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