Silica Products Quarry

Producer in Wythe 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 10228178
MRDS ID W023337
MAS/MILS ID 0511970026
Record type Site
Current site name Silica Products Quarry
Related records 10076363

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -80.98651, 36.94197 (WGS84)
Elevation 671
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wythe(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Max Meadows(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Galax(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper New(hydrologic unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Wythe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -80.98651, 36.94197

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 Operator
    Owner Locher Silica Corp.
    ID 4402335
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-AUG-1979 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 02/08/1991
MSHA mine ID4402335
Mine name (MSHA)Wythe Sand Co
Current operatorSalem Stone Corp
Current controller (parent)Doug Dalton
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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