Scottsboro Mine Quarry

Producer in Jackson county in Alabama, 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. 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 10185070
MAS/MILS ID 0010710004
Record type Site
Current site name Scottsboro Mine Quarry
Alternate or previous names Scottsboro Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.08307, 34.66542 (WGS84)
Elevation 275
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Scottsboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Huntsville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Gadsden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Guntersville Lake(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Jackson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Huntsville 004 S 005 E 27 E2 Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.08307, 34.66542

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 Vulcan Materials Co.
    ID 100130
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BEG, MARZA A. & GEORGE, I. DAVID, AL DIR OF ACTIVE MINES

  • Deposit

    AL GEOL SURVEY MAP 176, FEB 20, 1976.

  • Deposit

    LIMESTONE IS QUARRIED FROM THE BANGOR LIMESTONE.

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 1/25/80

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOC. WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0010719005

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-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 12/27/1984
MSHA mine ID0100130
Mine name (MSHA)Scottsboro Quarry
Current operatorVulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Current controller (parent)Vulcan Materials Company
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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