Drowning Creek Deposit

Producer in Richmond county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Silica
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. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10273214
MAS/MILS ID 0371530004
Record type Site
Current site name Drowning Creek Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.50287, 35.06071 (WGS84)
Elevation 85

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Richmond(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hoffman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Southern Pines(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Raleigh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lumber(hydrologic unit)

Lower Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Richmond

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.50287, 35.06071

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Offshore
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Southern Products And Silica
    ID 3100718

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT JUNE 8, 1973.

  • Deposit

    NC GEOL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    OPERATION CONSIST OF A PIT, A DREDGE, AND A PERMANENT MILL.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0371539002.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1983 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)

StatusActive since 06/08/1973
MSHA mine ID3100718
Mine name (MSHA)Drowning Creek Dredge & Plant
Current operatorSouthern Products and Silica Company
Current controller (parent)Scott L. Bradsher; Vera Bradsher
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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