Bluefield Quarry Number 1

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 10131087
MRDS ID W023318
MAS/MILS ID 0511850015
Record type Site
Current site name Bluefield Quarry Number 1
Alternate or previous names Pounding Mill Quarry Corp.
Related records 10076347

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.32062, 37.24537 (WGS84)
Elevation 799

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tazewell(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cove Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bluefield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bluefield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle New(hydrologic unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Tazewell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.32062, 37.24537

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 4400096
    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 09/18/1971
MSHA mine ID4400096
Mine name (MSHA)Bluefield Plant
Current operatorAppalachian Aggregates, LLC
Current controller (parent)CRH PLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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