Chattanooga Quarry

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10129175
MRDS ID K001294
MAS/MILS ID 0470650004
Record type Site
Current site name Chattanooga Quarry
Alternate or previous names Vulcan Materials Co., Chantanooga, Division
Related records 10025429

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.20464, 35.05121 (WGS84)
Elevation 192

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hamilton(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

East Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Hamilton

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.20464, 35.05121

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Vulcan Materials Co.
    ID 4000107
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K001294.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORTS OCTOBER 6-7, 1971

  • Deposit

    AUGUST 14, 1974.

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OWNED BY VULCAN MATERIALS CO., CHANTANOOGA DIV.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL AT THE QUARRY.

  • Deposit

    LIMESTONE IS QUARRIED FROM THE ORDOVICIAN CHICKAMAUGA LIMEST

  • Deposit

    THE ORDOVICIAN UPPER KNOX GROUP.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0470659004.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) 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)

StatusActive since 11/01/1971
MSHA mine ID4000107
Mine name (MSHA)Chattanooga Quarry
Current operatorVulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Current controller (parent)Vulcan Materials Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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External references