Rivana River Pit & Mill

Past Producer in Albemarle county in Virginia, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  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 10251753
MAS/MILS ID 0510030039
Record type Site
Current site name Rivana River Pit & Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.45662, 38.03255 (WGS84)
Elevation 116
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Albemarle(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Charlottesville East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rivanna(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Albemarle

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.45662, 38.03255

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Williamson, S. L., Co., Inc.
    ID 4402415
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-JUL-82 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 09/22/1978
MSHA mine ID4402415
Mine name (MSHA)Rivana River Pit And Mill
Current operatorS L Williamson Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Williamson S L Company Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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