Quarry #15

Producer in Nelson county in Virginia, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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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 10228242
MRDS ID W023252
MAS/MILS ID 0511250008
Record type Site
Current site name Quarry #15
Alternate or previous names Alberene Stone, Div. of Georgia, Marble Company
Related records 10110614

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.69533, 37.79255 (WGS84)
Elevation 146

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nelson(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Schuyler(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillwyn(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Nelson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.69533, 37.79255

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 Alberene Stone Co.
    ID 4403002
    Year 1981

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-MAY-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 03/17/1993
MSHA mine ID4403002
Mine name (MSHA)Old Dominion Quarry Mine #4
Current operatorNew Alberene Stone Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Suomen Vuolukivi Oy
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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