| Deposit ID | 10025423 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001286 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Anderson Quarry |
| Related records | 10202619 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.90607, 34.99205 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 226 |
| Relative position | ABOUT ONE-FOURTH MILE SOUTHWEST OF ANDERSON ON WEST SIDE OF STATE HWY. 56. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Franklin(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eureka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chickamauga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Guntersville Lake(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Franklin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| Result | CAO - 54.87% |
|---|---|
| Result | MGO - 0.72% |
| Result | SIO2 - 0.26% |
| Result | AL2O3 - 0.10% |
| Result | FE2O3 - 0.053% |
| Result | S - 0.03% (COMPANY DATA) |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Monteagle Limestone, Crystalline & Oolitic Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Monteagle Limestone, Crystalline & Oolitic Lst | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -85.90607, 34.99205 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cowan Stone Co., Inc. |
| Home office | P. O. Box 337, Cowan, Tn. 37318 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001286 |
HERSHEY, R. E. AND MAHER, S. W., 1963, LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 65, 231 P
1963 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT
1972 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORY
MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, TVA, TDG, USBM, MANUSCRIPT
TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1972, MINE INVENTORY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MESA INSPECTION REPORT: SEPT. 13 , 14 , AND 17 , 1971 . ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1973 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 03/15/2024 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4003586 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Anderson |
| Current operator | Lhoist North America |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (388 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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