Watauga Quarry Pit #40

Producer in Carter 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 10154605
MRDS ID K001297
MAS/MILS ID 0470190087
Record type Site
Current site name Watauga Quarry Pit #40
Alternate or previous names Watauga Quarry
Related records 10106806

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -82.29515, 36.37398 (WGS84)
Elevation 457
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carter(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Carter

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -82.29515, 36.37398

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 American Limestone Co.
    ID 4000124
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11-24-80

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION 5-1-80

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTION 3-27-79

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 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)

StatusActive since 05/04/2012
MSHA mine ID4000124
Mine name (MSHA)WATAUGA QUARRY
Current operatorMartin Marietta Southeast Agg Operations, LLC
Current controller (parent)Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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