Putnam County Quarry

Producer in Putnam 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 10178930
MRDS ID K001321
MAS/MILS ID 0471410005
Record type Site
Current site name Putnam County Quarry
Alternate or previous names Putnam County Highway Dept., Putnam Quarry/Pit Number 183
Related records 10106811

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.46715, 36.13979 (WGS84)
Elevation 363

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Putnam(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cookeville East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cookeville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Corbin(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 Putnam

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.46715, 36.13979

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 Putnam County Highway Department
    ID 4000080
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K001321.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT DECEMBER 21 AND 22,

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OWNED BY WILLARD MCCORMICK AND MRS. BIRCH.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.

  • Deposit

    LIMESTONE IS QUARRIED FROM THE MISSISSIPPIAN MONTEAGLE LIMES

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATEAD WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0471419002.

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)

StatusActive since 11/29/2004
MSHA mine ID4000080
Mine name (MSHA)Cookeville Quarry
Current operatorRogers Group Inc.
Current controller (parent)Rogers Group Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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