Tosalma Quarry

Producer in Hanover county in Virginia, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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 10301156
MRDS ID W023205
MAS/MILS ID 0510850002
Record type Site
Current site name Tosalma Quarry
Alternate or previous names Tosalma Stone Quarry
Related records 10110612

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.6072, 37.75065 (WGS84)
Elevation 73

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hanover(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hanover Academy(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Richmond(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Richmond(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pamunkey(hydrologic unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Hanover

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.6072, 37.75065

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 Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Thomas E. Mccracken
    ID 4403003
    Year 1981

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1982 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 10/10/1985
MSHA mine ID4403003
Mine name (MSHA)Tosalma Stone Quarry & Shrub Farm
Current operatorThomas E Mc Cracken
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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