Lawson Sand & Gravel

Producer in DeKalb county in Georgia, 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 10144228
MAS/MILS ID 0130890013
Record type Site
Current site name Lawson Sand & Gravel
Alternate or previous names Yellow River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.10821, 33.70014 (WGS84)
Elevation 244

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

DeKalb(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Conyers(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Atlanta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Ocmulgee(hydrologic unit)

Altamaha(hydrologic accounting unit)

Altamaha-St. Marys(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia DeKalb

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.10821, 33.70014

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 Robert Lawson Co
    ID 900908
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 11/23/79

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-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 08/21/1985
MSHA mine ID0900908
Mine name (MSHA)Lawson Sand And Gravel
Current operatorRobert Lawson Company
Current controller (parent)Lawson Robert
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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