Turkey Island Pit

Producer in Henrico 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 10227648
MAS/MILS ID 0510870011
Record type Site
Current site name Turkey Island Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -77.26139, 37.38726 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Henrico(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dutch Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Petersburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Richmond(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower James(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Henrico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -77.26139, 37.38726

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 Sadler Materials Corp.
    ID 4402416
    Year 1980

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-JAN-81 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 05/06/1998
MSHA mine ID4402416
Mine name (MSHA)TURKEY ISLAND
Current operatorFlorida Rock Industries Inc
Current controller (parent)Vulcan Materials Company
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MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date.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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