| Deposit ID | 10081947 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044395 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Liberty Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Beverly Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.66456, 34.81042 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 2.3 MILES N 42 E OF LIBERTY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pickens(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Liberty(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Greenville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greenville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Seneca(hydrologic unit)
Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)
Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | Pickens |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Granite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gneiss | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -82.66456, 34.81042 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1908 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vulcan Materials Co. |
| Home office | Box 188, Blacksburg, Sc 29702 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044395 |
OBSERVATIO
Wagener, H.D., 1977, The Granitic Stone Resources Of South Carolina, S.C. Geological Survey Mr 5-5Wagener, H.D., 1977, The Granitic Stone Resources Of South Carolina, S.C. Geological Survey Mr 5-5
Field Obs Scgs
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Updated 10/98 Ahm, Scgs |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1983 | Maybin, Arthur H. III | South Carolina Geological Survey | Field Obs |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1998 | Maybin, Arthur H. III | South Carolina Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | Nicholson, S.W. | U.S. Geological Survey | Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 05/21/1979 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3800003 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | LIBERTY QUARRY |
| Current operator | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Vulcan Materials Company |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1937 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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