Three Top Pit

Producer in Ashe 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10175150
MRDS ID W020836
MAS/MILS ID 0370090005
Record type Site
Current site name Three Top Pit
Related records 10074533

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.61153, 36.38568 (WGS84)
Elevation 957

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ashe(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Warrensville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boone(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper New(hydrologic unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Ashe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.61153, 36.38568

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 E. C. Eller Construction Co.
    ID 3100583

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT DECEMBER 20, 1972.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A PORTABLE MILL.

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OPERATED BY E.C. ELLER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT, SEQ. NO. 0370099001.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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 10/26/1982
MSHA mine ID3100583
Mine name (MSHA)Three Tops Pit
Current operatorE C Eller Construction Company
Current controller (parent)Eller E C
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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