Tennlite Quarry Number 1

Past Producer in Davidson 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 10305471
MAS/MILS ID 0470370002
Record type Site
Current site name Tennlite Quarry Number 1
Alternate or previous names Tennlite, Inc., Bakers Station Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.75579, 36.37369 (WGS84)
Elevation 213

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Davidson(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Whites Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nashville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nashville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Cumberland-Sycamore(hydrologic unit)

Lower Cumberland(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cumberland(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Davidson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.75579, 36.37369

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 Tennlite Inc
    ID 4000205
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K000930.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT NOVEMBER 3 AND 4, 1

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OWNED BY GEORGE JENKINS.

  • Deposit

    SHALE IS MINED FROM THE MISSISSIPPIAN FORT PAYNE FORMATION.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL AND PRODUCES LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS; ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0470379004.

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 09/12/1979
MSHA mine ID4000205
Mine name (MSHA)Baker Station Mine And Mill
Current operatorTenn Lite Inc
Current controller (parent)Mc Nally M L
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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