North Carolina Lime Pit

Past Producer in Jones county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Calcium
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 10297071
MRDS ID W021082
MAS/MILS ID 0371030002
Record type Site
Current site name North Carolina Lime Pit
Related records 10074732

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.58331, 35.0148 (WGS84)
Elevation 21

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jones(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Comfort(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kinston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rocky Mount(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Neuse(hydrologic unit)

Neuse(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neuse-Pamlico(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Jones

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.58331, 35.0148

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 North Carolina Lime Co.
    ID 3100183

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT MARCH 27 AND 28, 1

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A PERMANENT MILL.

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

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 05/15/1978
MSHA mine ID3100183
Mine name (MSHA)North Carolina Marl Pit
Current operatorNorth Carolina Lime Excavating Comp
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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