Pit Number 1

Producer in Campbell county in Virginia, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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 10154937
MAS/MILS ID 0510310049
Record type Site
Current site name Pit Number 1
Alternate or previous names Marvin B. Templeton and Son

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.27035, 37.12367 (WGS84)
Elevation 155

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Campbell(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Altavista(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Roanoke(hydrologic unit)

Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Campbell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.27035, 37.12367

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 Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Marvin B. Templeton And Son
    ID 4403738

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1980 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 08/11/1983
MSHA mine ID4403738
Mine name (MSHA)Staunton River Mine #1
Current operatorMarvin V Templeton & Sons Inc
Current controller (parent)Templeton Marvin V & Sons Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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