Watkinsville Mine

Producer in Greene county in Georgia, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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 10241393
MAS/MILS ID 0131330001
Record type Site
Current site name Watkinsville Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -83.30988, 33.72794 (WGS84)
Elevation 140

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greene(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Greshamville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Athens(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Athens(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Oconee(hydrologic unit)

Altamaha(hydrologic accounting unit)

Altamaha-St. Marys(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Oconee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Greene

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -83.30988, 33.72794

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 L. C. Curtis And Son, Inc.
    ID 900282

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LLIST 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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 04/12/2013
MSHA mine ID0900282
Mine name (MSHA)Watkinsville
Current operatorL C Curtis & Son Inc
Current controller (parent)John A Curtis; John L Curtis
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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