County Quarry

Producer in Bledsoe county in Tennessee, 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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10201917
MRDS ID K001152
MAS/MILS ID 0470070001
Record type Site
Current site name County Quarry
Alternate or previous names Bledsoe County Highway Dept. Quarry, Bledsoe County Highway Department, Pit Number 402
Related records 10106797

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.14324, 35.6182 (WGS84)
Elevation 283

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bledsoe(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pikeville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

McMinnville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sequatchie(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Bledsoe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.14324, 35.6182

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 County

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Bledsoe County Highway Department
    ID 4001449
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K001152.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT NOVEMBER 7, 1974.

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OWNED BY BLEDSOE COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT.

  • Deposit

    LIMESTONE IS QUARRIED FROM THE ORDOVICIAN CATHEYS LIMESTONE.

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0470079001.

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 07/14/1998
MSHA mine ID4001449
Mine name (MSHA)COUNTY QUARRY
Current operatorCoweta Sand & Transportation, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Bledsoe County-Tn
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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