| Deposit ID | 10229828 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W023378 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0540570002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Short Gap Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Aurora Stone Company, Inc. |
| Related records | 10076394 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.82803, 39.55533 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 335 |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | West Virginia | Mineral |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | Oriskany Group including Ridgeley Sandstone and Shriver Chert |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aurors Stone., Inc. |
| ID | 4600003 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0540570002 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W023378 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4600003 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-SEP-1980 | 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 11/15/1991 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4600003 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Mineral Stone Corporation Aurora Stone |
| Current operator | Mineral Stone Corp |
| Current controller (parent) | Fred E O'Baker |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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