De Kalb County Quarry & Mill

Producer in DeKalb county in Tennessee, 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 10178546
MRDS ID K001324
MAS/MILS ID 0470410001
Record type Site
Current site name De Kalb County Quarry & Mill
Alternate or previous names Dekalb County Highway Dept. Quarry, Dekalb County Quarry
Related records 10025453

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.02387, 36.00149 (WGS84)
Elevation 207

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

DeKalb(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alexandria(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nashville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nashville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Caney(hydrologic unit)

Upper Cumberland(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cumberland(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee DeKalb

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.02387, 36.00149

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 Operator
    Owner Dekalb County Highway Department
    ID 4001323
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Frank Truett
    ID 4001323
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K001324.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT MAY 10-11, 1973.

  • Deposit

    LIMESTONE IS QUARRIED FROM THE ORDOVICIAN LOWER CARTERS LIME

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0470419002.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1983 Simmons 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)

StatusActive since 09/23/2019
MSHA mine ID4001323
Mine name (MSHA)Dekalb County Quarry & Mill
Current operatorDekalb County Highway Department
Current controller (parent)Dekalb County-Tn
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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