Lemon Springs Quarry

Producer in Lee county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10176355
MRDS ID W021083
MAS/MILS ID 0371050001
Record type Site
Current site name Lemon Springs Quarry
Related records 10074733

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.20116, 35.409 (WGS84)
Elevation 114
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lee(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sanford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Southern Pines(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Raleigh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Cape Fear(hydrologic unit)

Cape Fear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cape Fear(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Lee

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.20116, 35.409

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Martin Marietta Aggregates Co., Southeast Division
    ID 3101104
    Year 1978
    First year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT JAN. 16 & 18.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    MSHA INSPECTORS 1978

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    1981 CMS LIST.

  • Deposit

    1981 RCF LIST.

  • Deposit

    USGS GSC LIST, JULY, 95.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPERATION INCLUDES A SEMI-PORTABLE MILL.

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)

StatusActive since 10/10/2007
MSHA mine ID3101104
Mine name (MSHA)Lemon Springs Quarry
Current operatorMartin Marietta Materials Inc
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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External references