| Deposit ID | 10227683 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0511250072 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Piney River Aplite Quarry |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.01644, 37.70696 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 204 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nelson(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Piney River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Buena Vista(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Nelson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Town (1) | -79.01644, 37.70696 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Piney River Enterprises |
| ID | 4405175 |
| Year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0511250072 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4405175 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 16-MAY-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 06/21/1984 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4405175 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | No 1 |
| Current operator | Piney River Enterprises Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Giles Claude |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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