Pacolet River Plant

Producer in Cherokee county in South 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 10177655
MAS/MILS ID 0450210003
Record type Site
Current site name Pacolet River Plant
Alternate or previous names Blacksburg Dredge

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.61373, 35.16151 (WGS84)
Elevation 199
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cherokee(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blacksburg North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Broad(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Cherokee

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.61373, 35.16151

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 Operator
    Owner Metromont Materials Corp., Sand Div.
    ID 3800204
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA UPDATE

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81; REPORT NO. 3800215.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0450219003.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-83 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 04/01/1981
MSHA mine ID3800204
Mine name (MSHA)Broad River Plant No 2
Current operatorMetromont Materials Corp-Sand Division
Current controller (parent)RMC Group PLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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