| Deposit ID | 10025316 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001153 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Benton County Plant |
| Alternate or previous names | Holladay Quarry |
| Related records | 10251358 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.12225, 35.87177 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 122 |
| Relative position | 1.1 MI E. OF HOLLADAY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Benton(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sugar Tree(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Milan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Blytheville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Kentucky Lake(hydrologic unit)
Lower Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Benton |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| Result | CACO3 = 85.88% |
|---|---|
| Result | MGCO3 = 4.24% |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Decatur Limestone, Fine To Coarse Grained, Very Thick Bedded;Rockhouse Limestone, Coarsely Crystalline, Medium Bedded |
| Rock description | Decatur Limestone, Fine To Coarse Grained, Very Thick Bedded;Rockhouse Limestone, Coarsely Crystalline, Medium Bedded |
| (1) | -88.12225, 35.87177 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1972 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vulcan Materials Co., Midsouth Division |
| Home office | P. O. Box 7, Knoxville, Tn.; American Smelting And Refining |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harris Airs |
| Home office | Holliday, Tn. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001153 |
WILSON, C. W., JR., 1968, MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE SUGAR TREE QUADRANGLE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, GM 21-SE AND MRS 21-SE
1968 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT
1972 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORY
MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, TVA, TDG, USBM, MANUSCRIPT
TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY, 1972, MINE INVENTORY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ROCKHOUSE FORMATION AT SOUTH END OF QUARRY IS OVERLAIN BY BIRDSONG SHALE. STONE IS USED FOR AGGREGATE, ROAD METAL, AND AGRICULTURAL LIMESTONE. MESA INSPECTION REPORT: MAY 11 - 12 , 1971 . ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1973 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 07/04/1976 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4000098 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Benton County Quarry |
| Current operator | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Vulcan Materials Company |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (848 m, 0.81 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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