Cannon Pit

Producer in McDowell county in North Carolina, 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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10150801
MRDS ID W021104
MAS/MILS ID 0371110008
Record type Site
Current site name Cannon Pit
Alternate or previous names 226-Quarry
Related records 10074754

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.00764, 35.7457 (WGS84)
Elevation 390
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McDowell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Marion West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Asheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pisgah National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Croatan National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina McDowell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.00764, 35.7457

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 National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner O. J. Wilson Stone Co.
    ID 3101358
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT FEBRUARY 7, 1974.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10-81

  • Deposit

    CMS LIST 10-81

  • Deposit

    USGS GSC LIST, JULY 95.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FORMERLY NAMED 226-QUARRY NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH MAS SEQ# 0371110022 "226 QUARRY"

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-JUL-95 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 04/22/1985
MSHA mine ID3101358
Mine name (MSHA)226 Quarry
Current operatorO J Wilson Stone Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Wilson O J
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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