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Embree Sand Pit

Past Producer in Bamberg county in South Carolina, 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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106220
MRDS ID W031775
Record type Site
Current site name Embree Sand Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.89541, 33.25985 (WGS84)
Relative position 5.1 MILES S 72 E OF MIDWAY COMMUNITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bamberg(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Midway(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint George(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Augusta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Edisto(hydrologic unit)

Edisto-South Carolina Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Bamberg

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION TAKEN FROM INTERSECTION OF US 78 AND COUNTY ROAD 86
  • 5.1 Miles S72e From Intersection of Us 78 and County Road 86 In Midway, Midway 7.5 Quad

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED FOR CONSTRUCTION
  • Construction Sand

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.89541, 33.25985
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Colleton Sand And Silica Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 6.571HA
    Overall length 457.2M
    Overall width 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PITS FILLED WITH WATER
  • Reclaimed

Comments on development

  • SAND WAS PRODUCED BY PUMPING FROM BELOW THE WATER TABLE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUIE, B.F., AND ROBINSON, G.C., 1958, SILICA FOR GLASS MANUFACTURE IN SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. STATE DEVEL. BOARD, DIV. OF GEOLOGY, BALL. 23, P. 29

  • Deposit

    Buie,B.F. And Robinson, G.C., 1958, Silica For Glass Manufacture In South Carolina: South Carolina State Development Board, Div. Of Geology, Bulletin No.23, Pp, 13-14Buie,B.F. And Robinson, G.C., 1958, Silica For Glass Manufacture In South Carolina: South Carolina State Development Board, Div. Of Geology, Bulletin No.23, Pp, 13-14

  • Deposit

    Field Obs Scgs

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Updated 10/98 By Ahm Scgs

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1981 Sanders, David P. (Gibson, Gregory A.) 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

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