Dan River Mill

Plant in Pittsylvania county in Virginia, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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 10300817
MRDS ID W023341
MAS/MILS ID 0511439002
Record type Site
Current site name Dan River Mill
Related records 10076366

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -79.39616, 36.59588 (WGS84)
Elevation 140
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Danville (City)(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Danville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Danville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greensboro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Dan(hydrologic unit)

Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Pittsylvania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -79.39616, 36.59588

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Crush

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner South Central Sand Inc.
    ID 4402409
    Year 1980

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-JUL-95 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 07/01/2007
MSHA mine ID4402409
Mine name (MSHA)Thompson's Sand Plant
Current operatorAdams Construction Co
Current controller (parent)Adams Construction Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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