Superior Sand Co. Quarry & Mill

Past Producer in Garrett county in Maryland, 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. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073735
MRDS ID W019878
Record type Site
Current site name Superior Sand Co. Quarry & Mill
Related records 10218586

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.44142, 39.57586 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Garrett(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sang Run(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Morgantown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cumberland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Youghiogheny(hydrologic unit)

Monongahela(hydrologic accounting unit)

Monongahela(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Garrett

Comments on the location information

  • PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = CUMBERLAND 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sandstone Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.44142, 39.57586

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSPECTORS

  • Deposit

    QUARRY IS OPERATED BY GENERAL PAVING COMPANY.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION PRODUCES SILICA SAND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1975 Unknown 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 06/30/2021
MSHA mine ID1800525
Mine name (MSHA)Superior Sand Company
Current operatorTri-Star Soil Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (166 m, 0.84 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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