Cowan Quarry

Producer in Franklin county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10275317
MRDS ID K001369
MAS/MILS ID 0470510006
Record type Site
Current site name Cowan Quarry
Alternate or previous names Cowan Stone Company
Related records 10025489

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.00057, 35.15511 (WGS84)
Elevation 317

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Winchester(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tullahoma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Columbia(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Elk(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Franklin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.00057, 35.15511

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 Unknown
    Owner Cowan Stone Co.
    ID 4000021
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K001369.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT SEPTEMBER 15 AND 16

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OWNED BY MARQUETTE CEMENT MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

  • Deposit

    LIMESTONE IS QUARRIES FROM THE MISSISSIPPIAN MONTEAGLE LIMES

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST.

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS LISTS 10/81.

  • Deposit

    # ASSOCIATED WITH MILL, SEQ. NO. 0470519004.

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 11/15/2011
MSHA mine ID4000021
Mine name (MSHA)Cowan Quarry
Current operatorRogers Group Inc
Mine typeSurface (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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External references