Gore Pit

Producer in Frederick county in Virginia, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  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 10203561
MAS/MILS ID 0510690008
Record type Site
Current site name Gore Pit
Alternate or previous names Unisil Corp.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.33782, 39.25443 (WGS84)
Elevation 268

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Frederick(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gore(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winchester(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cumberland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Conococheague-Opequon(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Frederick

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.33782, 39.25443

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 Unmin Corp.
    ID 4402684

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1980 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)

StatusNonProducing since 04/16/2024
MSHA mine ID4402684
Mine name (MSHA)Gore Plant
Current operatorCovia Solutions LLC
Current controller (parent)Covia Holdings LLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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