Braswell Quarry

Producer in Polk county in Georgia, 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. 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. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10216468
MAS/MILS ID 0132330018
Record type Site
Current site name Braswell Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.03604, 34.02184 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Polk(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rockmart North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Etowah(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Polk

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.03604, 34.02184

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 Marquette Cement Manufacturing Co.
    ID 900049

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS

  • Deposit

    SANDSTONE IS USED IN PRODUCTION OF CEMENT.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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)

StatusAbandoned since 10/18/1982
MSHA mine ID0900049
Mine name (MSHA)Braswell Quarry
Current operatorLone Star Industries Inc
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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