Dolphin Stone Quarry

Past Producer in Brunswick county in Virginia, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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 10204161
MRDS ID W023138
MAS/MILS ID 0510250002
Record type Site
Current site name Dolphin Stone Quarry
Alternate or previous names West Sand and Gravel Company, Inc.
Related records 10076202

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.78801, 36.82447 (WGS84)
Elevation 104

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Brunswick(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lawrenceville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Emporia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Norfolk(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Meherrin(hydrologic unit)

Albemarle-Chowan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Brunswick

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.78801, 36.82447

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner West Sand And Gravel Inc.
    ID 4402922
    Year 1981

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-JUL-1982 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 12/28/1978
MSHA mine ID4402922
Mine name (MSHA)Dolphin Stone Quarry And Mill
Current operatorWest Sand & Gravel Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Robert Brett House
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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