King George Pit

Producer in King George county in Virginia, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10130710
MRDS ID W023221
MAS/MILS ID 0510990002
Record type Site
Current site name King George Pit
Alternate or previous names Solite Corp., Sand & Gravel Div.
Related records 10076262

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.28079, 38.26334 (WGS84)
Elevation 15

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

King George(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Passapatanzy(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Rappahannock(hydrologic unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia King George

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.28079, 38.26334

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 Solite Corp.
    ID 4402837
    Year 1981

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-JUL-1982 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)

StatusAbandoned since 05/15/2024
MSHA mine ID4402837
Mine name (MSHA)King George Mine
Current operatorFarley Vale LLC
Current controller (parent)Daniel Jacobs
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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External references