Mine Number 2

Producer in Chesapeake (City) county in Virginia, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10180057
MAS/MILS ID 0515500004
Record type Site
Current site name Mine Number 2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -76.21136, 36.73117 (WGS84)
Elevation 5
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chesapeake (City)(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fentress(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Norfolk(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Norfolk(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Albemarle(hydrologic unit)

Albemarle-Chowan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Chesapeake (City)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -76.21136, 36.73117

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 Tidewater Sand Co.
    ID 4403592
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-MAY-81 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 04/21/2008
MSHA mine ID4403592
Mine name (MSHA)Daniel L Thrasher Jr
Current operatorThrasher Sand Company
Current controller (parent)Daniel L Thrasher III
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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