| Deposit ID | 10228146 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W023188 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0510710018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kimballton Mine & Mill |
| Alternate or previous names | Kimballton Mine, Gold Bond Building Products, Div., Of National Gypsum Company |
| Related records | 10076235, 10228196 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.6567, 37.33817 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 579 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Giles(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pearisburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Radford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bluefield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle New(hydrologic unit)
Kanawha(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kanawha(hydrologic subregion)
Ohio(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Giles |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Calcium | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | Moccasin or Bays Formation through Blackford Formation |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gold Bond Building Products |
| ID | 4400082 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0510710018 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W023188 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4400082 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 16-JUL-1982 | 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 03/25/2026 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4400082 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | KIMBALLTON PLANT #1 |
| Current operator | Lhoist North America of Virginia, Inc. |
| Current controller (parent) | Lhoist Group |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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