Piney River Aplite Quarry

Past Producer in Nelson 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 10252215
MRDS ID W023250
MAS/MILS ID 0511250006
Record type Site
Current site name Piney River Aplite Quarry
Alternate or previous names Sorbin Chemicals, Inc.
Related records 10076286

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.04754, 37.71586 (WGS84)
Elevation 226

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nelson(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Piney River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Buena Vista(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
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.04754, 37.71586

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Imc Corp.
    ID 4402864
    Year 1981

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-JUL-1982 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 01/10/1978
MSHA mine ID4402864
Mine name (MSHA)Splashdam No 2 Strip
Current operatorClinchfield Coal Company
Current controller (parent)Pittston Company
Mine typeSurface (Coal)

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