Lincoln County Mine and Millquarry

Producer in Lincoln county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10281466
MAS/MILS ID 0471030001
Record type Site
Current site name Lincoln County Mine and Millquarry
Alternate or previous names Lincoln County Highway Dept. Quarry, Lincoln County Highway Department, County Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.59438, 35.12951 (WGS84)
Elevation 219

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fayetteville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tullahoma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Columbia(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Elk(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Lincoln

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.59438, 35.12951

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 County

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Lincoln County Highway Department
    ID 4000064
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K001333.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT JANUARY 22, 1973.

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OWNED BY LINCOLN COUNTY.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A PERMANENT MILL.

  • Deposit

    LIMESTONE IS QUARRIED FROM THE ORDOVICIAN LEIPERS AND CATHAY

  • Deposit

    LIMESTONE.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0471039003.

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)

StatusActive since 09/18/2014
MSHA mine ID4000064
Mine name (MSHA)Lincoln County Mine and Mill
Current operatorLincoln County Highway Department
Current controller (parent)Lincoln County-TN
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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