Trapptown No. 1

Producer in Franklin county in Alabama, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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 10135801
MAS/MILS ID 0010590251
Record type Site
Current site name Trapptown No. 1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -87.72672, 34.39953 (WGS84)
Elevation 312
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Spruce Pine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Haleyville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Gadsden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bear(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Franklin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Tuscaloosa Group; Gordo Formation

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 Trapptown Sand And Gravel
    ID 100604

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSP. 8/25/81

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0010599002

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-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)

StatusAbandoned since 02/18/1987
MSHA mine ID0100604
Mine name (MSHA)Trapptown No 1
Current operatorTrapptown Sand Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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