| Deposit ID | 10226917 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001340 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0471430001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rhea County Limestone |
| Alternate or previous names | Dayton Quarry, Rhea County Limestone Company, Dayton Mine |
| Related records | 10025466 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.37961, 35.5415 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 213 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Monroe(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sweetwater(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Watts Bar Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Little Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Rhea |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -84.37961, 35.5415 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rhea County Limestone Co. |
| ID | 4000082 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0471430001 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001340 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4000082 |
CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K001340.
MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 1974.
PROPERTY IS OWNED BY GROVER AIKMAN.
OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL
LIMESTONE IS QUARRIED FROM THE MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN CHICKAMAUGA
LIMESTONE.
1981 MSHA LIST.
RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.
# ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0471439003.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ADDED USGS GSC ID # TO MILS. CORRECTED AND ADDED NAMES TO ALT. NAMES TABLE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-JUL-1995 | 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 | Active since 01/09/1991 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4000082 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Rhea County Stone |
| Current operator | Rogers Group, Inc. |
| Current controller (parent) | Rogers Group Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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