Severn Mine Severn Pit

Producer in Hertford county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10223934
MRDS ID W021055
MAS/MILS ID 0370910001
Record type Site
Current site name Severn Mine Severn Pit
Alternate or previous names Severn Mine, Severn Pit, Sand Pit
Related records 10074710

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.12609, 36.53147 (WGS84)
Elevation 6
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hertford(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Boykins(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Emporia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Norfolk(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Meherrin(hydrologic unit)

Albemarle-Chowan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Hertford

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.12609, 36.53147

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 Operator
    Owner W. R. Bishop And Son Sand And Gravel Co.
    ID 3100448
    Home office North Carolina
    Year 1978
    First year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTORS 1978

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10/81

  • Deposit

    USGS, GSC ID LIST, JULY 95.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LISTED AS "SAND PIT" BY USGS UNDER GSC ID W021055, JULY 95.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-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 10/22/1990
MSHA mine ID3100448
Mine name (MSHA)Severn Mine
Current operatorW R Bishop
Current controller (parent)Bishop W R Sr
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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