Perrysville Mine

Producer in Decatur county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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 10274987
MRDS ID K001540
MAS/MILS ID 0470390001
Record type Site
Current site name Perrysville Mine
Related records 10025635

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.04033, 35.619 (WGS84)
Elevation 110
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Decatur(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Perryville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Milan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Blytheville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Tennessee-Beech(hydrologic unit)

Lower Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Decatur

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.04033, 35.619

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Tinker Sand And Gravel Co., Inc.
    ID 4000818
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K001540.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT JULY 27-28, 1971

  • Deposit

    OPERATION CONSISTS OF DREDGING IN THE TENNESSEE RIVER, WHICH

  • Deposit

    UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, CORPS OF ENGI

  • Deposit

    MSHA UPDATE 1978

  • Deposit

    LOCATION IS THE COMPANYS STOCKPILL.

  • Deposit

    THE DREDGE OPERATES ON THE FOLLOWING MILEAGE OF THE TENNESSE

  • Deposit

    129.5-140.0/141.5-142.9/143.2-148.7/149.5-153.6/155.0-157.8.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-83 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 10/18/2016
MSHA mine ID4000818
Mine name (MSHA)Perryville Mine
Current operatorTinker-Watkins Sand & Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Robert W Watkins
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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