| Deposit ID | 10178203 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W022759 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0470930020 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dixie Lee Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Vulcan Materials Co., Midsouth Div. |
| Related records | 10075934 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.24181, 35.8884 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 256 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Knox(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lovell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Watts Bar Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Clinch(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Knox |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -84.24181, 35.8884 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vulcan Materials Co. |
| ID | 4001427 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0470930020 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W022759 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4001427 |
MAHER, STUART W. ET AL, 1973, TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY
BULLETIN 70, PAGES 78-80.
MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT OCTOBER 1, 1973.
OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.
LIMESTONE IS QUARRIED FROM THE ORDOVICIAN LOWER CHICKAMAUGA
1981 MSHA LIST
RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81
# ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0470939019.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 11/23/1998 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4001427 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Dixie Lee Quarry |
| Current operator | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Vulcan Materials Company |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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