Number 6 Mine

Past Producer in Washington county in Virginia, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10252574
MRDS ID W023323
MAS/MILS ID 0511910001
Record type Site
Current site name Number 6 Mine
Alternate or previous names U.S. Gypsum Company
Related records 10076352

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.78703, 36.85148 (WGS84)
Elevation 750

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Glade Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wytheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

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

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork Holston(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.78703, 36.85148

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner U.S. Gypsum Co.
    ID 4401927
    Year 1981

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-JUL-1982 Harrison 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 05/22/1990
MSHA mine ID4401927
Mine name (MSHA)No 6 Mine
Current operatorUnited States Gypsum Company
Current controller (parent)USG Corporation
Mine typeUnderground (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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