Banks Quarry

Past Producer in DeKalb county in Georgia, United States with commodity Granite
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 10288846
MAS/MILS ID 0130890014
Record type Site
Current site name Banks Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.10821, 33.70844 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

DeKalb(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Conyers(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Atlanta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Ocmulgee(hydrologic unit)

Altamaha(hydrologic accounting unit)

Altamaha-St. Marys(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia DeKalb

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Granite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.10821, 33.70844

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 Banks Construction Co.
    ID 900914
    Home office Georgia
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11-4-82; PHONE SURVEY INDICATES SHUTDOWN

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 12/20/1982
MSHA mine ID0900914
Mine name (MSHA)Banks Quarry
Current operatorBanks Construction Company
Current controller (parent)Banks James C
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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