Marion Quarry

Producer in Marion county in Tennessee, 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 10227376
MAS/MILS ID 0471150001
Record type Site
Current site name Marion Quarry
Alternate or previous names Vulcan Materials Co.,Chantnga Div., Marion Quarry/Ketchall Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.72106, 35.06181 (WGS84)
Elevation 207

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marion(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

South Pittsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chattanooga(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 Tennessee Marion

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Bangor Limestone and Hartselle Formation

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 Vulcan Materials Co.
    ID 4000113
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K001372.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT SEPTEMBER 15 AND 17

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS PART OF THE ESTATE OF SAM DUNWOODY.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.

  • Deposit

    LIMESTONE IS QUARRIED FROM THE MISSISSIPPIAN MONTEAGLE LIMES

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0471159004.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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 12/28/1989
MSHA mine ID4000113
Mine name (MSHA)Marion Quarry
Current operatorVulcan Materials Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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