Pounding Mill Quarry & Mill

Producer in Tazewell county in Virginia, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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  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 10130761
MAS/MILS ID 0511850014
Record type Site
Current site name Pounding Mill Quarry & Mill
Alternate or previous names Pounding Mill Quarry, Pounding Mill Quarry Corp.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.74063, 37.06337 (WGS84)
Elevation 713

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tazewell(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pounding Mill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bluefield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bluefield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clinch, Tennessee, Virginia(hydrologic unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Tazewell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.74063, 37.06337

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 Pounding Mill Quarry Corp
    ID 4400095
    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

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 08/15/1978
MSHA mine ID4400095
Mine name (MSHA)Pounding Mill Plant
Current operatorAppalachian Aggregates, LLC
Current controller (parent)CRH PLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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