Ware Shoals Dredge

Producer in Greenwood county in South Carolina, 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 10250829
MRDS ID W022438
MAS/MILS ID 0450470001
Record type Site
Current site name Ware Shoals Dredge
Alternate or previous names Columbia Silica Sand Company

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.24295, 34.40402 (WGS84)
Elevation 162

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Laurens(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ware Shoals East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Abbeville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greenville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Saluda(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Greenwood

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Gneiss of Laurens area

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 Columbia Silica Sand Co.
    ID 3800237

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT MARCH 15 AND 16, 19

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0450479003.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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 12/27/1983
MSHA mine ID3800237
Mine name (MSHA)Ware Shoals Plant
Current operatorColumbia Silica Sand Inc
Current controller (parent)T M Hoefer; H W Hoefer
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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