Asheville Mica Company Plant

Producer in Newport News (City) county in Virginia, United States with commodity Mica
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10203707
MAS/MILS ID 0517009003
Record type Site
Current site name Asheville Mica Company Plant
Alternate or previous names Asheville Mica Company

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.41247, 36.97036 (WGS84)
Elevation 5

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Newport News (City)(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Newport News South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Norfolk(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Norfolk(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hampton Roads(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Newport News (City)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.41247, 36.97036

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner R. S C Enterprises, Inc.
    Year 1979

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-MAY-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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