Cumberland Quarry

Producer in Mineral county in West Virginia, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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 10180868
MRDS ID W023379
MAS/MILS ID 0540570003
Record type Site
Current site name Cumberland Quarry
Alternate or previous names Fairfax Sand and Crushed Stone Co.
Related records 10076395

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -78.81553, 39.55083 (WGS84)
Elevation 408
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mineral(county)

West Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cresaptown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cumberland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cumberland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Branch Potomac(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States West Virginia Mineral

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -78.81553, 39.55083

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 Fairfax Sand And Crushed Stone
    ID 4603166

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JAN-1981 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 02/17/2022
MSHA mine ID4603166
Mine name (MSHA)Short Gap Quarry
Current operatorAllegany Aggregates
Current controller (parent)Aggregate Management, Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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