| Deposit ID | 10218233 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0210930003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fort Knox Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Facilities Engineering |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.92966, 37.88006 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 210 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hardin(county)
Kentucky(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fort Knox(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elizabethtown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winchester(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salt(hydrologic unit)
Lower Ohio-Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Ohio(hydrologic subregion)
Ohio(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Fort Knox(Army Base)
Army Base ARMY(Type of land area)
ARMY(Federal land areas administered by ARMY)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Kentucky | Hardin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -85.92966, 37.88006 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Department Of Army, Dir. Of Facilities Eng. |
| ID | 1500103 |
| Year | 1973 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0210930003 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 1500103 |
MESA INSP. REPT. 11/1/73
DOE NOT APPEAR ON 80 OR 81 MSHA LISTS; ASSUME PAST PRODUCER
RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81; LIST NAME AS DFAE QUARRY
# ASSOC. WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0210939001
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 11/25/1980 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1500103 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Fort Knox Quarry & Mill |
| Current operator | Department Of The Army |
| Current controller (parent) | United States Government |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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