Alberene Stone Co/ Quarry #20

Producer in Nelson county in Virginia, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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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 10204158
MAS/MILS ID 0511250014
Record type Site
Current site name Alberene Stone Co/ Quarry #20

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.68863, 37.79645 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Albemarle(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Schuyler(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillwyn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle James-Buffalo(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Nelson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.68863, 37.79645

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 Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Alberene Stone Co.
    ID 4403170
    Year 1982

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-MAY-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)

StatusAbandoned since 01/25/2019
MSHA mine ID4403170
Mine name (MSHA)Alberene Soapstone Company
Current operatorPolycor Virginia Inc
Current controller (parent)Polycor Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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